Friday, February 6, 2009

painting fever.

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in case you were wondering how i've spent the last two weeks, most of my days have looked like this:

wake up

go to work

eat cookies for lunch

come home from work

eat dinner

paint.


my aunt saw the painting i did of lizzie and asked if i would do one of my cousin, chloe - thank you cyndi for being my first paying customer!

i've been doing little but painting ever since then so i have a lot more to share - i just want their owners to see them before i put them up on the old blog :)


Thursday, February 5, 2009

dear aldo,

really, 50% off all sale boots? i love you.


i seriously almost bought 3 pairs of boots last night.

oh wait, i did buy 3 pairs of boots last night!
can you blame me?


xoxo.
jana

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

my lovely sister...

started a blog!
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yay! check it out here.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

coyote hills.

anyone that is usually behind the camera knows that means there usually aren't very many pictures of you. 


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so i decided to share the camera.

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p.s. i cut my own bangs, in case it isn't obvious... you'll have to let me know what you think :)




Thursday, January 29, 2009

dear disneyland,

usually i jump at the chance to come visit you, especially if the visit is free. i would gladly drop work, school or whatever else, even on a few days notice - which i was planning on doing today.  so don't be mad when i tell you i'm not coming.


i promise i have really good reasons. i've been sick for the past week, and i'm sure it's hard to enjoy mickey and everything else when you're blowing your nose every few minutes. plus, i was planning on driving down there and back all by myself and i realized that it probably wasn't the best idea.

i am a little sad. jennifer, todd, and lizzie are down there already and i always hate being the one to bail out, but hopefully they'll understand. 

i definitely took advantage of the fact that i already asked for today and tomorrow off of work and slept in until 10 this morning. it was awesome. i haven't decided yet if i'll do the same tomorrow.

disneyland, you can count on a visit from me in 2009. cousin britney and i are already planning a double date trip this summer. i hear it's twice as fun when you're skipping around with a boy.

an older boy i should say. because last time i went to disneyland i had a pretty good time skipping around with this one.
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[weird. i was totally a blonde this past summer]

Saturday, January 24, 2009

proof that i'm horrible at surprises

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today i gave my sister-in-law a coupon redeemable for a saturday afternoon babysitter. i was sure she would enjoy a few child-less hours, i needed her boys as models for an idea i've had in my head for a little while, and i figured they would make a sweet valentine's gift for a wonderful mom.


it was supposed to be a surprise.

but the temple was closed today, bringing melissa and ryan back earlier than expected, and the surprise was foiled. [i'm sure she knew i was taking pictures, but that's besides the point]

i told heidi about our little photo shoot and let her know that i could always use lizzie as a 4th model - i'm so glad i did.

the plan was to unveil these lovelies on valentine's day - but i couldn't wait that long. just more proof that i'm incapable of waiting to hand out surprises. [i can't ever wait to receive them either, in case you were wondering].

p.s. i love these babies.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

utah by numbers

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days in utah: 3.5

hours spent driving: 22+

times we turned around before getting there: 2
speeding tickets: 1

cousins visited: 12

bateman girls that i love and got to see: 4

old roommates visited: 1

trips to byu campus: 1

movies watched: 8

episodes of one tree hill watched on the drive home: 11

guitar hero songs played: 47

days i slept in: 2

dollars of mine spent: 36

outfits worn: 6

grandparents' birthdays celebrated: 2

coldest temperature: 13 degrees

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times eaten out: 8

packages of fruit snacks eaten: 11

pictures taken: 97

times i blew my nose: 31

ibuprofens taken: 7

cousins we said farewell to for 2 years: 1

cousins we predict will get married while he's gone: 7

e-mails sent: 0

trips to the gym: 0

times i missed living in utah: plenty