AB-duction.

err i mean ABDUCTION
{those abs, yum, haha}

*swoon, drool*

isa's words as i picked up carol for our girl date:

"don't fantasize too much"

boyfriend's words as i was driving to the theatre:

"don't drool too much"

the isa's think alike :) so do the isa's girls {carol & myself}

i won tickets for the VIP Premiere and boy, did we get hooked up!

we walked in checked-in at the table, and saw the LONG line to get in...

however, we were each given a "swag" bag, got our picture taken 

and were sent into the theatre, to get AMAZING seats, 

all right in front of the line, while they all watched us.

PRETTY SWEET, we sure felt like VIP.

this is what i won x2 :)

starting at 6:00pm they did a live stream of the red carpet, which was awesome to watch on the HUGE movie screen. they asked the cast questions and the cast also gave shouts out to the 20 theatres around the country doing the sneak peek VIP premiere.  :) :)

carol and i thoroughly enjoyed the movie. smiling and yes, drooling over the beautiful man that is 

taylor lautner.

*disclaimer* there are some cheezy lines, and one funny nose incident, but i don't wanna spoil it, so i'll just give it my stamp of apporval :)

i won

tickets to:

this is where i will be tomorrow night:

 watching the live streaming of the red carpet, followed by 

a sneak peek of the movie at AMC arrowhead towne center :) :) :)

Remembering 9/11

EDIT:

I'M EXTREMELY SAD THIS BEAUTIFUL VIDEO WAS REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE :(

beautiful song off of Beyonce's latest album 4.

"i was here"

i had woken up early for school and was getting ready.  every morning i'd turn on my radio and listen to music while getting dressed for school.  i remember hearing the news over the radio, and being in awe and shock.  my friend chase and his mom picked me up that morning for carpool, and i remember hopping in their van and telling them the news. 

 it was all such a crazy surreal day.  my history teacher that year was a new yorker.  {he had the accent and all.}  walking into his classroom that day was emotional and raw.  he was sitting on his desk, staring at the tv.  he had many friends and family back home in new york.  no one could believe it, it seemed like a hazy dream, nightmare. 

in all the classes that day and the rest of the week class was focused on the tv and writing in journals and papers about how we were feeling and just letting it all out.  

the world stopped turning for awhile.

slacking.

i am such a slacker!

i haven't posted in almost a month... work has been busy,
life has been busy, 
i've been traveling A LOT. {not complaining about that one}

i've already been to los angeles and boston this month, i am headed to san fransisco on monday night so let's just say i'm a traveling gypsy ;)
okay, i'm not actually, but it's fun to say it.

hopefully soon i can fill you in on my travels, but for now i need to work  
{yes, i have a real job}
and work on travel arrangements plus packing for my upcoming trips!

san fransisco
los angeles
las vegas
los angeles
las vegas
los angeles

these are the trips i have planned or am considering in the next 10 weeks :) :) :)
i think maybe i should just have a residence in los angeles and las vegas - 
i seem to be there enough.

devil, dirt devil & lil sis' bday!

this past weekend i was in a cleaning frenzy.

i house sat for pretty much all of july so i never really was at my apartment.

this being my first weekend home and gannon being gone, i decided to do a nice cleaning of the apartment.  the only thing is gannon and i have this really crappy old vacuum. (i know, i should invest in one) however my parents live just up the hill from us, so of course, why buy one when you can use an AMAZING one for free :)

therefore, i borrowed my parents vacuum,

and i told them that for my birthday, i wanted a vacuum  
{so domestic and old of me huh?}

my birthday is in 3 1/3 months, so i'll continue to borrow theirs for now :)

ANYWAYS ...

this morning, i get into work, sign in to check emails and this is what my dad has emailed me:

Will this one do????

Love ya,

Dad

You will NEV ER get this one, until the end.

CLICK HERE 

watch the video in it's entirety, then you will understand my dad and his humor, and why i love him so much. 

___________________________________________________________________

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIL' SIS

this weekend was my lil' sister's 21st birthday!

friday, we did a double date to sapporo, boyfriend, steven {jacque's date} and myself had never been before and boy do we love that place now.  boyfriend and i definitely found a new favorite date night dinner spot.  and it is amazingly priced for the AMOUNT of food you get, and i mean you get
A LOT of food!

saturday, july 30th, is the actual day of birth.  i started out saturday with my cleaning frenzy and ended with it too.  however, in between the start and stop of cleaning all day, mom called me and asked if i would like to help her decorate jacque's room, which we did.

then jacque got home from lunch out with another date and we surprised her with her room decorated with 21 helium balloons, streamers, star confetti rope, and signs.  she LOVED it.

afterward mom, jacque and i went shopping.

i spent the remainder of my saturday at the gym then finishing my cleaning frenzy, followed up by dinner in bed and watching 
nick & vanessa's wedding special on TLC.

sunday started off with church in the a.m. {jacque gave a talk}

followed by hanging out at boyfriend's mainly with his sisters donna & megan.

then dinner and the bachelorette men tell all special at my parents.

this weekend sure was fun, but i am exhausted.  

glad to get a tuesday where i get to work from home tomorrow :) :) :)