It's Official...

I FINALLY have a date! No...not that date. Or even THAT ONE. 

This one:

After years of refusal (an interesting story about me and "My Plan", rather than my Heavenly Father's plan for me...) and months of not seeing, I was prompted.  NOW was the time.  Now was the time I was to go through the temple.  Not live worthily and see what happens, but "Do what you are supposed to do to be ready...NOW."  So, after a meeting with the bishop, a time goal was set, callings were accepted, assignments taken on.  He, of course, kept close tabs on me...and after I got through my speaking assignment in Sacrament Meeting last week, I was called in again.

"Do you remember what time we said?"

"Three months-ish."

"Yes.  How many months has it been?"

"About three months."

"Go ahead and pick your date...you're ready."

I've never been so happy, giddy, smiley, bouncy in my life.  I called and made the appointment this morning!  I'm going to the 10 AM session at the Salt Lake Temple: ON MY 30TH BIRTHDAY!  I'm feeling butterflies: that wonderful mix of anticipation, wonderment and excitement all rolled into one.  It feels like I have so much to do-and learn before I go through...with so little time to do it in...but it absolutely feels...

RIGHT. 

Much Love,

j

*I'll keep you posted.  :)

The 5 White Frames...July...

I had blog jealousy after reading and seeing so many awesome, happy, fun, creative, cute, crafty spaces.  Then, instead of feeling sorry about my dirty, dusty space, I sprung into action, cleaned and dusted and re-routed my computer wires and gussied up the top of the hutch.  I pulled out my beloved Marshall (I ADORE this thing!!! Thanks Daddy!) and my art/graphic design/Adobe books from hiding and tucked a few more goodies into my version of "that thing I covet at Brie's house" aka The Folded Book and...then? The rest of the space felt empty.  Then...my super cute mom came to the rescue with the God Bless America...print over at the SUPERFANTASIC Landee See, Landee Do blog and it got me thinking...two days later

The 5 White Frames were born!!! :)

What do you think? My most excellent plan is to change them out for the month/holiday/season or whenever I find a pic that I adore.  Here are July's: 

*The rectangular frame on top of the block has a vintage little boy holding a firecracker that says,

"Will you go OFF with me on the 4th?"

HA! I so loved it!

Because my birthday (Shh...the big 30!) is next month, I have a mix of b-day and other fab finds that make me happy, like Marie Antoinette and Alice in Wonderland pics all picked out...  It really is a happy, inspiring mix. I promise...  Stay tuned! :)

Much Love,

j

Ahh...

THIS is my official drink of Summer.  NOT Country Time Lemonade, like the ad on Pandora was trying to convince me.  Orange Fanta always has and always will be Summer for me.  It's my fave...thank heavens that I discovered Fanta Zero (a big THANK YOU goes out to the happy people at the Coca-Cola Company for their Zero genius!)!  And, I especially love it with my awesome blue straw...

Much Love,

j

Oooh...

I am SO excited for this!  I downloaded the book today!
I heart my Nook so much!


Much Love,

j

Best. Trip. Ever...!

Thank you, Orlando for:

making me dizzy
and a little bit nauseous
and giddy
and exhausted
and hungry
and HOT
and dampish
and soaked
and full
making me scream
and laugh-a lot...
fanta twist floats
the Tower
meeting the Yeti (again...and again...and again...)
foot-long churros
Vinylmation
front row
and back row
Aerosmith with sub woofers
the great people watching...

...and these:

{YES! We were in the front row!!}

{Another front row!}

{This one we were in the back for all but 1 or the 5 times we rode it...in one day...}

{I SOOO loved this ride!  It's in the dark-but this video has the lights on...}

{AGAIN, AGAIN, AGAIN!!!!!}

(I didn't take any of these videos...they were all borrowed from YouTube... )

Pictures will come soon...I promise!

Much Love,

j

Old...yellow...different...

Those aren't what you think they are.  I know what you're thinking...because I thought it too.  I know you think they look like old, withered, jaundiced...bits.
But they're not.
They're old, withered...lemon slices.
I cut up a hand full of old lemons to simmer on the stove...and these just happened to float-then dance-on the top...

Sorry to make you snot.

Much Love,

j

Oblivion...

The other day I rewatched The Stepford Wives-the awesome 2004 version-and got to thinking:

How nice...

Now, don't get all medieval womans rights on me.  Hear me out:

How nice would it be to have the perfect:
body
hair
nails
family
house
meals
cupcakes (Ooooh...the cupcakes...)
life...?
AND...how nice would it be to have time to do it all...WHILE you're being the person everyone thinks you should be. Seriously? HOW NICE WOULD THAT BE?!

Sometimes I really wish...

Much Love,

j