something random

Things I don't like:

guacamole

I just have to be honest with myself, even though it seems like everyone goes ga-ga for guacamole. It has such an . . . empty taste to me, and I hate how it feels in my mouth.

Tim Burton movies

His style really turns me off. Even the previews for this movie make me flinch.

trips

1. Denver, Colorado

When: October 2011

Why: to visit Seth's stepdad, Mike

What: free place to stay, awesome meals prepared by Mike, stroll around downtown, shopping spree at the outlet mall (for Seth), trip to the movie theater, lots of sleeping in

2. St. George, Utah

When: February 2012

Why: Parade of Homes

What: two full days of visiting homes, game night with friends who were there for the parade too, dinner with my dad and Janice who drove up from Vegas to see us

 3. Driggs, Idaho

When: April 2012

Why: just for fun

What: a night's stay at Seth's cousin's house, tour around Rexburg and BYU-Idaho where Seth went to school, meeting up with his friends still at school, discounted stay at Seth's friend's condo, 18 holes of golf for Seth (reading my book in the golf cart for me), lots of movies from Redbox

4. San Jose, California

When: July 2012

Why: Seth's friend's wedding

What: double date with one of Seth's college roommates, dinner with Seth's former boss and his family, a trip to Santa Cruz to go to the beach, dinner with the wedding party, a sealing with the best sealer I've seen, super fun reception with lots of dancing

Don't worry; the photographer was taking their picture from a different angle ;)

Things I've realized from our trips:

1. I LOVE meeting Seth's friends. Seth is such a cool guy that of course he'd be friends with cool people.

2. I NEED to have 2 pillows to get a good night's sleep.

3. I spend a lot of time compiling road trip entertainment. Music, books and magazines to read aloud, DVDs and our laptop to connect to the auxiliary plug, games that don't require boards, a notebook for us to write lists in, etc. I also wanted to bring my old Spanish textbook so we could quiz each other, but Seth didn't think that sounded like entertainment :)

 

memory

Bomb (v):

To clean up a messy room at a rapid pace, usually with members of one's family, usually during a commercial.

Remember how Seth makes up words when he can't think of the one he means quickly enough? Blast is his go-to word for bomb. But that is probably only funny to my family, who "bombs" on a regular occasion.

something I love about Seth

He not only sets goals,
but gives them names, too.

i.e. "Sixty Days to Sexy" wherein he stops drinking soda and works out daily

or "Thirty Days of Doing What I Should" wherein he prays, studies scriptures, does his hometeaching, etc.

more sweet deals

deal:

$5 cash at Bed, Bath, and Beyond

how:

This store has one of the best coupon and return policies I know of! I had spent $15 on a set of mixing bowls and kept the receipt because I knew that a catalog would be coming in the mail with a coupon worth $5 off a purchase of $15 or more. When it finally came, I took both the receipt and the coupon back to the store and walked out with a $5 bill.

deal:

1 pair of dressy flip flops and 3 pairs of workout shorts for free at Kohl's

 

how:

Another awesome coupon that periodically comes in the mail: $10 off a purchase of $10 or more. (Thanks for the inspiration, Tausha!)

deal:

2 skirts and 2 pairs of jeans for $4 at Plato's Closet

how:

On Saturday night during the priesthood session of General Conference (the official "girl's night out" in Utah :) ) Plato's Closet (a second-hand clothing store) had all of their clearance items on sale for $1. I went to the one in the city where I live and found two super cute skirts! They extended the sale this week, so I went to the one in the city where I work and found 2 pairs of jeans! Now I feel like I just have to find an excuse to go to the one in the city in between...

sequins

Seth and I used to spend hours on the phone when we were living in different states before we started dating. Once, while on the phone, I told him about a new skirt I got that had sequins all over. Trying to picture my skirt, he asked what sequins were, and I explained that they were pieces of shiny plastic.

 A while later, though, whenever I mentioned something about sequins (which wasn't a daily occurrence, of course, but was enough to merit a blog post), Seth inevitably brought up the Chinese. When I finally asked him why he kept talking about China, we realized that when I had told him over the phone that sequins were shiny plastic, he had heard Chinese plastic. I'm so glad that our relationship progressed past the phone!