Throwing Away the Flip Flops

Okay, so I should start this post off with a little bit of a catch up... last weekend I did indeed get something off my summer list!!! I played the card game war (#95) and it was actually really fun! We played several rounds, and it went a lot faster than I remember as a kid... when I was little is seemed to take SOOOO long but it didn't feel nearly as long any more. Getting older does weird things doesn't it.
Anyway... onto the flip flops. Now this isn't meant to offend anyone this is just me personally and I'm sorry to the many who I know love them but I HATE FLIP FLOPS!!! A part of me never really like them, but then I went off to BYU-I where I didn't have to deal with them... people put on shoes that actually looked good with their outfits and I didn't have to listen to the smack smack smack all the time. I didn't have to see people tripping over them (I myself trip over them all the time if I wear them, they are the hardest things to walk in! I would be better off wearing 4 inch heels all day). So, I only own one pair of the things, and I bought those last year for the beach... meaning them to be strictly for the beach. Then sadly if I was leaving in a hurry and didn't have time sometimes they would end up on my feet and I would end up face planting into the car door (yes this really happened). So, I have sandals for this summer, real sandals that are super cute, and I also have ballet flats to slip on when I need to hurry and run out the door... I finally have no need for these dreaded flip flops and I finally get to throw them out!!! Yay for my own sake of never having to wear flip flops again!!!

Summer list 96

Well, any of you who frequent my blog know that I have a long list of things to do this summer. It is a fabulous list and when I made it I had no clue how busy this summer would be! However busy I have been I have been attempting to slowly tick things off. Today I did number 96 aka Have Cereal for dinner. I actually really love cereal! The cereal I chose was Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. They were delicious.
Other than work work work not a whole lot has been going on here in our lives, but there are awesome things to come! I thank anyone who read this!! Loves!!!

Behind

Okay, okay... I have fallen a bit behind now haven't I. Summer has simply flung itself at me, things have been CRAZY at work! A lot of things that aren't quite normal have been going on so I have pretty  much been working full time hours, which isn't what I am used to, and it will go back to more normal soon but it has delayed me a little on my list of summer. It hasn't delayed me 100% though, I have gotten three things done:
#3 Go to the zoo #15 go on a picnic:  Last Saturday while my friend Annie, and her son Chris were here we all took a trip to Idaho Falls and we headed over to tautphaus park. We stopped off at a little picnic table where we ate these awesome healthier than normal lunchables. They were actually really good. It was a tiny bit windy but other than that it was a great little picnic. Then we headed over to the zoo... sadly my favorite thing is always the same.... LLAMAS. Yes, I love going to the children s part and petting the llamas. I also rather enjoyed the lions. There was this really pretty lioness in and she looked like she was straight out of the lion king!
#69 Treat yourself day: After the zoo we went over to the mall and we "treated ourselves" to a whole bundle of new socks, books, and bath and body works products. We had been saving up to do this for quite some time and so it felt super nice to finally be able to go to the mall and enjoy!
So, that is pretty much what has been going on, hopefully soon I have time to plan a bit more.

SUMMER!!!

Oh my word, it is finally May, I have been waiting so long! The first summer Tyson and I were together was such a wonderful adventure! So many things to do, so much time spent out playing... but unfortunately these past two summers we haven't taken advantage of the summer nearly as much as we needed to. In order to remedy this I've decided to make a list of all the things I hope to do this summer! I have no idea how many will actually get done but I'm going to work really hard to do all of them. I want to have a really fun summer! Work hard, play harder: 


1. Go Bowling

2. Play on the beach

3. Go to the zoo

4. Go fishing

5. Blow bubbles

6. Make homemade lemonade

7. Get in a water fight

8. Swim in Lava

9. Reading Day

10. Have a BBQ

11. Go on a hike

12. Color with sidewalk chalk

13. Do origami

14. Play Hopscotch

15. Go on a picnic

16. Do Fireworks

17. Fly kites in the dark

18. Make paper airplanes.

19. Make play dough

20. Go on a bike ride

21. Potato Stamps

22. Play Frisbee

23. Play disc golf

24. Make a pillow fort

25. Pull taffy

26. Go mini golfing (outside)

27. Run through the sprinklers

28. Build a HUGE sandcastle

29. Make homemade pasta

30. Sleep in a tent in the backyard

31. Let go of 99 red balloons

32. Have a silly string fight

33. Send a message in a bottle

34. Float the river

35. Make a tinfoil dinner

36. Play laser tag

37. Grow a garden

38. Put hair in liberty spikes

39. Eat a voodoo doughnut

40. Go to Powell’s books

41. Do an extreme photo-shoot

42.Stand for 2 full minutes on a slackline

43. See old faithful

44. See a show at the playmill

45. Have a candlelit dinner

46. Go to a snow cone stand.

47. Make a bird feeder

48. Make Ice Cream

49. Turn jeans into shorts

50. Make Salsa

51. Have a carwash day

52. Have breakfast in bed

53. Learn to juggle

54. Bike to work

55.Go to the Idaho museum of natural history

56. Cook an egg on the sidewalk

57. Go Ice Blocking

58. Climb a tree

59. Have a skeet ball tournament

60. Skip stones

61. Go bird watching

62. Fire a gun

63. Collect Shells

64. Make smores

65. Roast starbursts.

66. Write a letter to 40 year old us.

67. Play on the Swings

68. Write new rules to a bored game and play.

69. Treat Yourself

70. Decorate the stars (finally)

71. Do cartwheels on the beach

72. Swing Dance

73. Dress up to eat at Taco Bell

74. Watch the clouds

75. Sleep in the living room.

76. Draw Pictures in the sand

77. Build with Legos

78. Go out at night with Glow sticks

79.  Write a letter to someone you hate and burn it

80. Eat turkey chili off a Frisbee

81. Have a star wars week (watch all the movies)

82. Make picture frame for family proclamation

83. Computer (electronic other than camera) free weekend

84. Have a sword fight (with dollar store swords)

85. Have a hula hoop competition

86. Make virgin daiquiri

87. Watch a movie outside

88. Sleep on the tramp

89. Have a whipped cream fight

90. Play scrabble using only Nerd words (HP names, star wars terms, lord of the rings cities)

91. Go on a picture scavenger hunt.

92. Jump in the water (ocean lake whatever) Fully clothed

93. Watch the stars

94. Color in coloring books

95. Play the card game WAR

96. Have cereal for dinner

97. Send letters to Grandma’s (Yes… ALL of them)

98. Write sweet sixteen letters to future children

99. Send Mom a postcard

100. Have a macaroni week (everything you eat must have macaroni noodles.)  

So, if anyone starts feeling bored this summer, let me know because I plan on having fun and I am willing to let anyone join in. So, everyone enjoy your summer, I will keep you up to date on how my list goes!! 

Lack of Soda = Lack of Energy

As most people reading this blog know, I have a list of things to do before I die. I wrote this list when I was 16 years old... and I was stupid. Now, it isn't that I was any stupider than the average 16 year old but as I jotted down these things I thought I should try to do I never thought about the consequences of when I one day actually tried to do them. One of the things on this list is: Go a Year without Soda.
I am a soda addict, I think it is fabulous, my beverage of choice... Mt Dew yes the green almost toxic substance is my best friend, and I haven't had it in almost four months as I attempt this soda free year.
But you see, I wasn't thinking about the effects of this at the time, and for those of you who don't know them here are the most common side effects of caffeine withdrawal (list from energyfiend.com):
 

Top 10 Caffeine Withdrawal Symptoms

1. Headache- A caffeine headache usually starts behind the eyes and then moves up the front of the head.
2. Sleepiness- This just isn’t your normal tiredness, this is sitting up straight but still can’t keep your eyes open tiredness.
3. Irritability- Everyone and everything gets on your last nerve. It’s best just to lock yourself in your room during this stage.
4. Lethargy- Forget about productivity at this stage because you’ll be unmotivated to do anything.
5. Constipation- Caffeine stimulates the bowel, so without its daily does the colon gets a little cranky too.
6. Depression- Caffeine withdrawal can take away all hope for living. Temporary blues are one thing, but if you already struggle with depression this could be a big issue.
7. Muscle Pain/Stiffness- If you normally have some caffeine prior to exercise then during caffeine withdrawal you could feel as though your muscles have weights strapped to them.
8. Lack of Concentration- Forget school, studying, brain surgery, or jet engine repair during this stage of withdrawal.
9. Flu-like symptoms- Stuffy nose, blocked sinuses and even vomiting have been reported by people withdrawing from caffeine.
10. Insomnia- Some people are strange and actually can’t sleep when going through caffeine withdrawal.

Wow right? I am currently suffering from 8 of these symptoms... o\h yeah one (aka the flu-like symptoms) I hadn't even realized was being caused by this. I have been trying to figure out my stuffy nose and blocked sinuses for a long time I'm not actually sick but I can't get rid of those symptoms... today I finally found out why. 

I about six weeks ago started a new job, this job involves lots of physical labor and  by the time I come home I don't have the energy even to do the dishes. I  can't seem to find it in me to do anything, and if I do do something the headache presses in on me. Many of these other symptoms are also a huge burden.

Now, my very dedicated husband has decided that if I'm not having soda, well neither is he but that means he is also suffering from these symptoms... the lack of coke zero has gotten too him as well. Get us both in a room together and we are two blobs of unmotivated snappy people who can't seem to accomplish anything... and I hate it. 

I'm hoping to have a summer full of activities, I want to go camping and play and many other things on this list I have (the list will be posted next week) but I'm not sure if I will actually have the energy to do any of these things without the Mt. Dew. 

It is a horrible thing, being so craving of something, but it is something I broke in myself long long ago! The only question is should I amend my list and have my soda fix and be happy and energetic... or work through this lack of energy for another 8 months.... 

Blobs of everything.

Wow, things have been so crazy lately! At this new job I've started to work a lot more hours, which is great because it means that a little more play money, which as well all know I feel is VERY important. I am 23 years old, I can do anything... and in a few years I will probably have a child, and while there will still be LOADS of fun going on it won't be quite the same, everything will change. So I believe that I need to have as much fun now as possible. But, it does make for busy because with more work hours that means that when I'm not at work, I must be out playing...

Now, as most people know, Tyson and I moved a few weeks ago. It has been a really great move and it was for sure for the best, but because of the way things have happened, we aren't even finished unpacking yet. Yeah, I'm serious... we hate it. So, I have a few days off now and hopefully I will be able to get some very needed unpacking done!

Last weekend was a very exciting weekend! We had a lot of Fun! We stayed the night in a hotel Friday night because Jeff and Kati (Tyson's parents) were awesome enough to give us some extra tickets to General Conference. Attending a live session was number 10 on my list of things to do before I die so I awesomely got that off my list and oh my gosh conference was awesome! As terrible as it is to say being their for that session really made it easier for me to really get into the rest of the sessions this conference because I could go back to that moment to relive it. I am so glad that i got to go!

Then came lunch and shopping at the Gateway. We met up with one of my best friends, Annie (Aka Adriann). We enjoyed lunch and shopping with her! She lives in Utah so I don't get to see her nearly as much but so far in 2012 we have managed to see each other once a month so hopefully that will continue.

While shopping, I got a Barnes and Noble card. This is still weird for me... Borders has been gone for months, and this was not the first time I have made a purchase and B&N since then... but purchasing a card showing my loyalty to them... whom I used to call "The Green Dragon" and mock them for how disorganized their shelves were (which I still think they could use some organization) and now I find myself loyal to them because it is still better than buying books off amazon. What a day.

And to finish off the last day of March, Tyson and I saw a concert, the concert was of a band called FUN. Yes, the bands name is FUN... and they are amazing! It actually hit #2 for best live concerts I have seen. (#1 being held by the first time I saw my favorite band Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on my 21st birthday, but it was amazing and that one will be pretty hard to top!) I love concerts and hope to get to go to a few more this year! Fun was fabulous and it an amazing day.

I'm making it a goal to blog more in April so hopefully to the few of you reading you will get more to read! Much love! -Brie

St. Patrick's Day

Hooray Horray for St. Patty's day. Okay so that was really cheesy but I LOVE HOLIDAYS!!!

Today, since I don't know a whole lot of ways to celebrate the Irish it was a lot about green and luck. For breakfast we ate lucky charms in green milk, we had corned beef and cabbage for dinner (and it was fabulous), and now for desert we are having green rice crispy treats.

We did leave the house today to go to the salon, that didn't have anything to do with the holiday but I do rather enjoy getting my eyebrows waxed. It is relaxing, it only comes every six weeks but when it is time to get my eyebrows done I love it. And, today as I was leaving I decided while scheduling my next eyebrow appointment I would also schedule a facial. I've never had one before and I have just decided that it was about time for it to happen. So six weeks from now I will enjoy myself a facial along with my eyebrow wax.

I've finally adjusted to the hours of my new job somewhat, so that is settling down but it is time to start preparing to move. I have moved a total of six times in my life and out of these times very few of them actually involved things such a furniture and more than just a single bedroom, so I'm still feel very un-organized with the moving thing which bothers me because I like EVERYTHING to be organized. The last move almost drove me crazy because it was so unorganized and so I clearly must make it smoother this time. And I am going to start working on that concept.... tomorrow so wish me luck.

I think that is about all for now, thanks to everyone who actually reads this! Luvs!