The 5-Leaf Clover

You know those sacrament meetings when you're trying to focus on the things that are being said, but for whatever reason you can't focus? That was me today! I even got my notebook out to take notes, but I ended up doodling instead! I just kinda started drawing nothing in particular, and then my roommate, Christy, leaned over and said, "that looks like a 5-leaf clover!" This is what that doodle turned into....
...and yes, I did sign and date it. It's art.

Friday Night Plans:

* watch Father of the Bride, 1 & 2
* organize computer files
* balance check book (didn't do it last week)
* begin 'project: detox Lindsay's room' (must get done before mom comes on Wednesday!)

Little Slice of Spring!

It's starting to look a little more like spring around here! I looked out the window this morning to see what the weather was like, and I was surprised to see all of the blooms on the trees...it's so nice to see everything coming to life! Supposedly, we're supposed to have a slushy-snowy-rainy mix tonight...I'm praying for no more snow!

Other signs of spring:
*tulips are blooming
*sprinklers watering the lawns
*flip-flops
*longer nights
*crazy weather
*allergies
*birds, butterflies and bugs everywhere!

Happy Saturday!

So Traci and I kind of had a little change of plans...we ended up not doing anything on that list that I made yesterday of things that we were going to do! Instead, we hung out at her house for a little while and Katie and Joe came over to play for a few minutes. Then we made it back to my place, where we got all ready for our sleep over and turned on Traci's favorite movie: High School Musical 2! She knows all the words to all the songs! This morning, we got up and did a few Saturday morning chores around the house and then went to the store to get some things so we could plant flowers for my little balcony! Traci was such a big help!

Funny story: when we were at Lowe's this morning, I told Traci that she could go over and look at the fountains while I waited in line to pay. A minute later, the emergency alarm is going off and Traci comes running back over to me with a sad look on her face. It turned out that Traci was trying to help a butterfly get outside, so she opened the emergency door to let it out! Needless to say, I think she was a little embarrassed, but we fixed the situation by stopping by Chili's on the way home and getting some strawberry lemonade! Never underestimate the power of a good lemonade! 

Tagged...Again! :)

I was tagged by my friend, Steph, who herself was really excited to get tagged because she had never been tagged before! :) I haven't been tagged with this one before, so here's my little response! Also, I usually like to have a picture to go along with each post, but I couldn't decide on a pic that would work for this post, so I'm counting my new blog header as a pic! Like it??

Four Jobs I've Had:

1. Pebbles Inc (designer!)

2. BYU-Idaho Activities Communications (designer!)

3. Student Instructor (taught computer skills for an intro to graphic design course at BYUI) 

4. Melaleuca (customer service rep)

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:

(I don't usually watch movies more than once, but there are a few I really love!)

1. Beaches (totally makes me cry *without fail* every time!

2. Devil Wears Prada (love it!)

3. Napoleon Dynamite 

4. Patch Adams

Four Places I Have Lived:

(I think I'll list *all* the places I've lived for this one, starting with the most recent!)

1. Provo, Utah

2. Orem, Utah (ok...next to Provo, but still...)

3. Rexburg, Idaho (for school!)

3.5. Nauvoo, Illinois (for a semester!)

4. Edwardsville, Illinois (for a summer)

5. Danville, California

6. Bellingham, Washington

7. Danville, California (yes, again)

8. Orange, California

9. Santa Maria, California

10. Westminster, California

Four TV Shows I Love:

1. PROJECT RUNWAY (no question...all time favorite!)

2. American Idol (who's your favorite this season??)

3. The Office (Jim and Pam are getting engaged!!)

4. Oprah (I'm usually still at work when it's on...and I like her shows most of the time...sometimes she has interesting ideas on things)

Four of my Favorite Foods:

1. Sunday dinner (roast, mashed potatoes and asparagus!!)

2. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins

3. Lasagna

4. Chips and homemade guacamole with NO tomatoes in it!

Four Sites I Visit Daily:

1. design*sponge (without. fail. every. single. day.)

2. print & pattern (after I check design*sponge!)

3. Gmail (love this email!)

4. etsy (I'm always looking here for ideas!)

Four Places I Have Vacationed:

1. New York City

2. Caribbean

3. Hawaii

4. Yellowstone

Four Things I Did Today

(My little cousin Traci is spending the night tonight, so here's a list of what we're doing while she's here!)

1. Get some dinner

2. Pedicures

3. Make a music video

4. Watch our music video!

Four Things I Plan To Do This Week

1. Balance check book

2. Get some packages in the mail

3. Put winter clothes away!

4. Plant some flowers for my porch!

Ta Da! Done! I'll post more this weekend...it's going to be busy! I'm speaking in Church on Sunday, so I've gotta get all my thoughts figured out on paper! 

Also, St. Louis had a 5.2 earthquake this morning...everything is fine with my family, and it didn't keep my mom from playing tennis this morning! :) 

Happy Friday! 

Week in Review...

It's been a crazy busy week! Here it is in review:

Monday: This is what I woke up to! I'm ready for winter to be over and summer to be here! I was tempted to get back into my warm bed and take the day off from work! I left for work at my usual time--about 7:55 and typically get to work at about 8:00. I live maybe 2 miles from work. My five minute "commute" turned into an hour and 15 minutes! As I turned onto University Parkway, I quickly realized I should have taken a different route to work...there were several cars that were stuck driving up the hill and had to get towed, causing a major backup. Don't worry though...my car was a champ and made it all the way up the icy hill!

That night, I met up with Erin at Ikea for dinner and some shopping! It was fun to meet up at our of our favorite stores! 

Tuesday: April Fool's Day! We (meaning us at work) *might* have put our boss' car up for sale on Craigslist! It was soo funny! She got several calls throughout the day about her car and could not figure out who posted her car for sale until...

Wednesday: I confessed that it *might* have been my idea to put it up for sale! She couldn't stop laughing! I think she accused everyone else of being the one to put it up, but she never suspected that I could have been the one!

Thursday: Finished working on the Wedding and Heritage line at work...I'm really excited about how they turned out! I'll post pictures later...

After work, I headed up to Bountiful to do a wedding announcement for my friend's brother and then down to the Gateway in Salt Lake to meet up with Erin for dinner and some more shopping!

Friday: I stayed at work late to get the wedding announcements printed. I got home at about 8:30, put pjs on, put the announcements together and went to bed! So exciting for a Friday night, huh?

Today and Tomorrow: General Conference! I love going to the Conference Center to watch Conference, but it's also nice to be able to watch it at home, and that's what I'm doing this time around! 

Designer Get-Together!!

Last night we had a fun get-together with friends from school! It's hard to believe it's almost been a year since I graduated! There was an AIGA student portfolio review yesterday, so we had a "BYUI/Ricks College alum and current student" dinner. It was fun catching up with friends from school and seeing what everyone is up to! Julie (on the far left) is working at a scrapbook company and so is Natalie (in the middle) (Natalie was at CHA in Anaheim!), so it was fun talking about the current happenings in the scrapbook world! Bro. Burgener (in the middle) caught us up on everything that has gone on in the last year at school...it made me miss Rexburg! (If you've seen Project Runway, Bro. Burgener reminds me A LOT of Tim Gunn!) Heather (on the right) is working at a book publishing company and has designed several books that are at Seagull and Deseret Book! It's always fun when we get together! 

I love missionaries!

Funny story: Amy and I were coming home from running some errands, and the missionaries were walking through our parking lot, so we rolled down the window to say a friendly "hello." At the end of our little conversation, one of the elders hands me a piece of paper and says, " would it be ok if I give you our number?" I kind of looked at them a little confused, and then one of the elders awkwardly said, "Umm...if you think of anyone that we can share the gospel with, you can give us a call at this number." Amy and I just laughed.

Basic Dessert Crepe Recipe

This is possibly one of my favorite desserts! Now that strawberries are in season, I think I'll be having these more often! We had these for our dessert at our Easter get-together and they went over pretty well! You won't regret making these! Be careful though...it's hard to have just one!

Thanks mom for the amazing recipe! :)

Basic Dessert Crepes

Batter:

4 eggs

1 C flour

1/2 C milk

1/2 C water

1/2 tsp salt

2 T melted butter

2 tsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Mix well in blender. Pour about 1/3 cup batter into a 9" skillet and swirl around the pan until even. Cook til the edges start to pull away from the pan; flip. Cook 2nd side til golden. Don't worry...the first one doesn't usually turn out! Makes about 12 crepes.

Filling:

1 large package vanilla instant pudding

3 C half and half

1 tsp almond extract

Mix; fill crepes with filling. Top with fresh berries, chocolate, whipped cream, etc.

Enjoy!

Photo contest!!

Another contest, but this time it's Kelli's Happy Birthday Contest! Kelli recently returned from Paris, Africa and London and is giving away a matted 11x14 or 12x12 photo from her travels! To enter, simply comment on her blog and you're in the runnings for a chance to win! You'd better comment fast because it ends on the 27th! (That's in two days! Hurry!)

Click HERE to check out Kelli's blog, or click HERE to check out the official details on the contest!

And the winners are...

Marissa, Marshall and Karen!!! 

I decided that I wanted there to be 3 winners this year instead of just one, so I kept pulling names! Thanks for playing along! I loved reading about everyone's secret (or maybe not-so-secret...) Easter candy indulgences! I'm thinking that I'll have another contest/giveaway in the next few weeks, so keep posted!

Easter Candy GIVEAWAY!

This whole having Easter-in-March thing is really throwing me off! It just doesn't feel like it should be Easter yet!

What's your favorite Easter candy? I think mine is definitely just regular old jelly beans...specifically THESE ones! (Watch out for the spiced ones...those are kinda not good.) Tell me what your favorite Easter candy is, and you will be entered in my official 1st ANNUAL EASTER CANDY GIVEAWAY! No joke...I'll pick a winner on Sunday night and the winner will get a surprise!!!

Happy Good Friday!

post script: I hope you're not counting calories this Easter weekend, but if by chance you are, you might enjoy THIS little Newsweek article...it really keeps things in perspective! 

photo courtesy of newsweek.com