here is to a new year

to say the least its been a fantastic year and i've learned so much about who i am, life, and what i want. 2010 is only gonna get better i can feel it!
for now the jammies and sleeping bag are packed and loaded i'm off to a cabin to play games and party all night with some good friends. to anyone reading this hope you are staying nice and warm, i love you, thanks for making this an amazing year, and happy new year!!

the 'nugget'

today bestie jess and i ventured up north to chipotle to relive our new york glory days. somehow she actually ended up purchasing a 4 lb burrito that we now affectionately call 'nugget' {no joke biggest burrito i have ever seen in real life} however our burritos got switched and i ended up with the 'nugget'. as i unwrapped it i thought it was strange that mine weighed so much considering i don't get beans...then i felt nasty little round things in my burrito and to my dismay i looked at jess's somewhat eaten burrito to find that she was eating mine! it was hilarious! after we got done laughing we switched burritos as she took the 'nugget' her hand practically fell to the table. so to recap jess still has at least 2 lbs of the 'nugget' for lunch tomorrow and lesson learned don't let the new boy make your burrito. even though he will give you guac for free he'll give you 2 shells and a 4 lb nugget as well!

this song never gets old

here is to relating to a song and secretly hoping...

maybe i changed my mind

i usually profess that i want nothing to do with family pictures/portraits as a photographer...but i forget how much i LOVE babes! after looking at this blog

http://www.heathermagliarditiphotography.com/blog/?p=704

i may want to try it out again!

simply wanted to show someone this hair.
will be deleted tomorrow afternoon!

Christmas with 2 besties!

celebrated Christmas with 2 of my besties and loved every minute of it! we stole shanna from austie {her husband} for practically ever! i love these girls with my whole heart and cannot believe we have known each other for so long!! xox you 2!

ha i don't know...

jess cannot contain her love for twilight!

shanna sporting her adorable new shirt that jess bought/made!

go kart!

tonight i got to hang out with some pretty cool friends, we got dinner and went go kart racing! it was seriously so fun and i'm pretty sure i mastered skidding around each corner!

pinnacle party

at the pinnacle Christmas party they had a photo booth. we thought it was funny with all 3 of us in there. in the 2nd pic i'm a half moose {?} and in the 4th image i'm the 3rd wheel i couldn't think of how to do a pouty face so this was the result. but we had fun thanks nick and josie for the evening of fun ha ha.

cupcakes!

i don't think i can take much credit for this...but the girl i take cupcake pictures for got featured on a blog called 'cupcakes take the cake', and although only 3 of them are my pictures i still thought it was pretty awesome!! and it seems like a pretty big deal!! check it out sometime!

http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2009/12/spotlight-on-utah-custom-cupcake.html

creepy?

probably tonight in the middle of wrapping Christmas gifts i was thinking about a boy i currently like who has a stache that i cannot help but adore. at first i thought it was gross but now i love it! and as the cold medicine kicked in i started giggling about it and maybe i wanted to see........

how i look with a stache, not bad right? ha

crush

funny story,
i ran into a crush of mine(i say a because there are a few), bob, outside the men's bathroom today at work...ha awkward. we talked for a couple minutes he even promised next time he came in to work he would come over to my little cubicle to 'shoot the breeze' for a bit. and just when i was relieved cuz things had gone so smooth we were saying goodbye and he said 'you did great on your talk on sunday again!' i interpreted 'it's been great talking to you!' so i said 'you too!!' and than it processed that he had actually said what he said...ha i started giggling and said ha um just kidding thanks! luckily as he walked into the bathroom i could hear him laughing as well.
sometimes you just can't win ha

byu gameeee

today was the byu/utah game. it was a pretty close game but really fun and freezing! after the game i texted some u of u friends and said "what up now suckas?? byu babyy!!" as a funny joke. as a response someone said
"you are everything i can't stand stand about byu fans. no class when you win. seriously rachel grow up."
at this point i was not quite sure if he was kidding or being serious so i said:
"well good to hear from you tooo...."
he said: "its not just hearing from you, its just the way you did it. you have to admit there were many better ways to show support." (is he a girl? its not what you did it is how you did it ha!)
i said: "ha i seriously hope you are kidding cuz i was just being funny. sorry for the lack of sensitivity"
he said: "both to blame. don't buy that last line. "suckas" doesn't help your case."
so dear utah boy,
i had plenty of things i wanted to say to you about the hurtful lack of class things you did to me this summer. instead i got over it and we remained friends, however all i have to say now is thanks for reminding me that i'm glad nothing ever happened between us. what a joke and seriously when you decide to grow up it will be too late for me to care.
sincerely
proud byu fan
rachel nicole

thankful

today i am very glad for a lot of things that i have, things i have had opportunities to do, family i love, friends i cherish and many other things. i also am extremely grateful to have the internet back!
also as i looked back on some pictures i really missed new york today so i was very grateful for the 2 months i was there this summer!

just can't get enough

soooo glad that ashton is giving me a reason to keep taking pictures. hopefully i'll be expanding my client base soon! also sorry for the lack of blogging, currently experiencing life without the internet. rough


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halloweeen a bit late

contrary to popular belief i dressed up as a lion not a mouse...
my hair was out of control prettty hilarious!

halloweeen!

my pumpkin pretty sick right? go yankees!!

new cupcake images

memo to self

in the morning please remember to apply your last essential piece of make up called mascara. because today at precisely 5:03 pm when you looked in the mirror at work and realized that is what had been wrong with you all day you really didn't like it...so save yourself some anxiety tomorrow and remember to apply before leaving the house.

so tonight we played crab soccer, pretty sure we were doing good till i scored on myself and then nailed a cup full of juice that proceeded to squirt all over me.

remembering why i love taking pictures

also why i love cupcakes. these cupcakes were made by ashton swanks of somethingswanky you should check her blog out www.somethingswankyut.blogspot.com

tire

today i lifted and flipped over the 100 lb tire at work all by myself!
i tried this previous to starting p90x and well i think today tony
would be proud of me and my little nuggets {also known as biceps}
so folks P90X kicks your booty but it works!

i got the best compliment yesterday. i always like to hear
"you look cute" or "your outfit is cute"
but i realized yesterday what i'd like to hear more often
is "you just look and seem so happy."
i like being happy.

now i realize this picture sucks

but this has got to be one of the best parts of the halloween season.

one more post

one more post dedicated to these little guys because they are so stinking funny. everytime i look at the pictures of them i laugh.
i'll try and find something cool to blog about.

small update

tomorrow gabby turns 4!
made her some horse cupcakes and they are hilarious and soso cute!
more pictures to come later but i gotta get to bed so for now a cell phone pic.

blog uncertainty

having a hard time blogging as of late...
the only thing i keep thinking is
i lost a game of horse and pig this morning.
how i need to finish preparing my rs lesson for sunday.
i wish i were sleeping in my own bed tonight.
how i should quit drinking dr pepper.
i can not wait for the office to start on the 17th.


okay this is not all i'm thinking but it is a lot of what i'm thinking right now.

15 minutes of fame

as andy warhol once said...everyone has their 15 minutes
here is a shoot i was at and helped do test shot stuff for while i was in nyc this summer!

[if you are in the store look at the september issue of instyle pages 330-334!]

jokes on me

it all started with a mouse...
on wednesday morning right before i left for work i was in the kitchen getting some breakfast and little mousey stuart scurried right in front of me under the stove. one of the most disgusting things i have ever witnessed.
got to work only to find i had multiple problems there to tackle.
after a horrible day at work i couldn't wait to meet up for wingers wednesday [which happens the 4th wed. of every month] it was lame ha ha.
so the sour mood continued...went country dancing, which is bound to make things better right? wrong. it was the worst time i have ever had. only 1 cute guy asked me to dance and some complications i can not speak of made that frustrating...
we were supposed to leave at 11 and didn't get gone till after 12 in the am.
the day only got better at 12:47 when i laid my little head down to sleep.
[thought thursday would be better....it was, till we showed up to our softball game being canceled...than as we warmed up for our 8:15 game i missed the ball and got nailed in the jaw. not only did it hurt, i lost one of my favorite pair of earrings, i didn't even get to play, and i could not chew or open my moth very wide]
is this a joke?

i may have donated blood on friday at work. i may have been a little bit nervous.
but in the end i was brave and filled my pint up in a very timely manner, about 5 minutes to be exact :) [i can not wait to get my donor card to see what blood type i am.] in fact i was so great i probably got a cute little bow.

rekindled the love

i might as well marry this man already. heard this song for the first time today and fell in love all over again with jm.

announcement

i made a new friend on saturday...we got along so well she came home with me.
she is sosososo cute!

she also keeps me nice and cool in the hot hot sun.

she likes me so much she even helps me get places without getting lost.

{i might have a small infatuation with her.}

silly boys

sometimes boys are silly and think they can crash our girls night out sleepover on the trampoline by coming at 3 am and throwing water balloons at us.... wrong boys, wrong. this could get interesting.

summer night

i am going to miss summer nights. when you along with some new friends practice country dancing to some tunes from the pod on the back porch, giggling about everything and hoping that the neighbors don't look out and see you (although you secretly do want them to see). never thought i'd be so happy to not have to go back to school, i can't wait to play everynight, even in the fall...wonder what new dance moves i'll learn than.

sunday afternoon

sometimes sunday afternoons are perfect for car rides up to salt lake with friends and visiting the temple. even when it is roasting hot outside.
can't wait to see what the next few sundays bring.

how do you sleep without noise again?

dear new york,
i can't sleep without letting you know...
as much as i love utah i am not sure i remember how to sleep without sirens and horns honking all night long. i also really love the mountains but kind of missed feeling so overwhelmed by concrete and metal buildings. and although i love having my hair not go frizzy i kind of missed the humidity today. and as much as i enjoy driving (which is a lot) today i really really missed walking everywhere and taking the subway. and lastly as much as i love food here...i really miss shake shack and billys bakery. i guess what i am trying to say is that i am having a little separation anxiety. looking forward to coming back soon.
sincerely,
xox
longing for the city girl.

ps utah i still love you dearly and i am so glad to be back :)

a little belated

birthday fun! everyone joined in on the birthday fun at billys.
then we hit up johnny utah's for don't worry it is only an energy drink...not even mine. and of course made some new friends at the bar..they even cheered me on while i rode the mechanical bull. thanks friends for all the fun on my special day :)

i love cupcakes

particularly red velvet cupcakes from 'billys' in chelsea. if you come to new york and you like cupcakes you must go here and get one. ah mazing! especially for a light night time treat.

random

why is it that spontaneous trips are so much more fun than a planned trip?
why are road trips so fun....maybe its the rest stops when you get out and watch everyone do heel clicks....maybe its when 5 people all sleep in one room...maybe its make new friendships and strengthening current ones....maybe it is my ipod. whatever it is i like it, i want to do more of it, and soon.
jess and i road tripped with jerry, joseph, dave, and adam back to dc and spent the day running around capitol hill and all over dc. ended the day at gravelly park watching airplanes land it was SO fun. thanks boys for all the fun it was definitely worth it even if we ended up driving 4ish hours there and 4 hours home to nyc within a 24 hour time frame. love it.
breakfast. yum.

joseph and i so excited to be in dc.

orientation video at the capitol...adam is the best tour guide ever. seriously.

start of our day of fun!

yankees game!

tonight alex and i went to the yankees, mariners game. it was a lot of fun, i love getting into games and cheering. it was even more fun because alex was cheering for the mariners and i was for the yankees, a little rivalry never hurt anyone. yanks ended up winning 4-2, it was a pretty quick game and the night was perfect, not too hot not cold, no rain and the new yankees stadium is HUGE!! we met some serious yankees fans and they made me laugh. we also had a hard time getting in the stadium it was kind of funny because alex got frustrated, but we got in got our dogs and enjoyed the game :)

alex enjoying his hot dawg.