pretty (moving) print.

via sephora glossy.

you know i love sephora. here are a few things i have my eye on:

- eternal nomad sunlit bronzing lotion, in coconut mango (they have a variety of products in unique smells like thai lily and cactus verde)

- tarte clay (and therefore waterproof) color palette, for wet summer months

- stila waterproof liquid eye liner, the applicator is firm like a felt tip pen so it goes on PERFECTLY and stays on!

- and lastly, i'm really interested in this "fat girl" line from bliss ... what is it? how does it work? does it really work???

7. grow a garden.

garden heaven (please notice it involves a cat).

i just got the following email from my uncle: 

hello everyone,
i will be in town over the weekend. saturday i will be at peggy's to take down the green house.
everyone is welcome to come and get some plants. there are dozens of tomato, squash, melon, pepper, eggplant, perennial flowers and shrubs. there are probably enough for everyone to take a half dozen or more.michael

^^^ it looks as though the universe is working with me to meet my goals.
^^^ i love my family. they make green houses and then they plant things and then they give them all away.

i also found this gif today, and i can't say i'm upset about it >>>

happy friday.

what i eat at work: hire's.

i think this is pretty self-explanatory.

what i eat at work: dexter's dogs.

not to be confused with farr's salad bar because that's what it used to be and no body told anyone that it isn't that anymore ...

so last week my mom lunch eating partner was going to bring me some dill havarti to eat on crackers for lunch. so french right? but when we met for lunch, she informed me that the cheese was moldy. #lunchfail after i stomped my feet and kicked a tree we were like "hey what the heck is dexter's dogs? and where did the salads go?" luckily the nice man waiting in front of us in line filled us in: what USED to be a farr's salad bar in city creek, on the south temple side next to macy's, is now DEXTER'S DOGS ... the hot dog part of farr's (<<<??? his words not mine). who knew that an ice cream company had so many facets? they have like six different kinds of hot dogs you can choose from; all american, chili dog, pizza dog? i got the sauerkraut dog with ... sauerkraut, special sauce, dijion and A PICKLE! and it was delectable. now, we all know that j dawgs rules for the best hot dog in utah, but this is a good stand-by if you're an hour away from the closest j dawgs.

oh! and i forgot the best part. total monies spent = $3.5!!!
beat that!

the dog.

please forgive the mop on my head; i'd like to tell you that it was windy, but really it's just because my hair is unruly and needs to be tamed.

7. buy a scooter.

guess i won't be fulfilling number seven of my 25 things list. 

i just don't know whether to be mad or feel so loved.

music monday.

last sunday, right after i threw a temper tantrum about not being able to pass my current level on candy crush, my dad told me he had a song for me to listen to and that "this is what your future husband will say to you someday." someone like you by van morrison:

i've been searching a long time

for someone exactly like you

i've been traveling all around the world

waiting for you to come through

someone like you make it all worthwhile

someone like you keep me satisfied

someone exactly like you

i've been traveling a hard road

baby looking for someone exactly like you

i've been carrying my heavy load

waiting for the light to come shining though

someone like you make it all worth while

someone like you make me satisfied

someone exactly like you

i've been doing some soul searching

to find out where you're at

i've been up and down the highway

in all kinds of foreign lands

someone like you make it all worthwhile

someone like you keep me satisfied

someone exactly like you

i've been all around the world

marching to the beat of a different drum

but just lately i have realized

the best is yet to come

someone like you make it all worthwhile

someone like you keep me satisfied

someone exactly like you

my dad always has special songs for me. i remember him singing me lullabies when i was little; james taylor's sweet baby james and joni mitchelle's the circle game. and for paige it was joni mitchelle's a case of you and van morrison's brown eyed girl.

on the day i graduated from high school i  found a note taped to my cap and gown; all it was were the lyrics to carly simon's love of my life and a "love, dad":

i love lilacs and avocados

ukuleles and fireworks

and woody allen and walking in the snow

but you've got to know that

you're the love of my life

from the moment i first saw you

the second that you were born

i knew that you were the love of my life

quite simply the love of my life

i love lucy and pumpernickel bread

the statue of liberty and standing ovations

and falling into bed

but get it through your head that

you can drive me crazy

you can drive me anywhere

here are the keys

just do as you please

it may not always be easy

but you're the love of my life

my heart is riding on a runaway train

you are the love of my life

through all the pleasure and pain

from the moment i first saw you

i knew it right away

i knew that you were the love of my life

simply the love of my life

you are the love

the great love of my life.

he also makes like dadcourtneypaige theme songs. one to the tune of skyline's school song and another to be sung to steely dan's gaslighting abbie:

flame is the game;

the game we call gasoline alley*.

it's a luscious invention for three, 

courtney, paige, and me ...

*we sang this on trips to the gasoline alley arcade on early fridays. my dad would meet up with paige and i after school and we'd spend the afternoon with pac-man and paperboy. <<< the good life.

i attribute a lot of what i like to my dad (movies, good food, family, jokes, ice cream), but my appreciation for music MOST DEFINITELY came from him.

here are some more songs that remind me of him.

happy monday!

10 movies for april showers.

hello readers! this month sure flew by for me and courtney! this list comes a little bit late, but is dedicated to the horrible weather (minus the last few days) we've been suffering through all month. hopefully that's all behind us now with summer on the horizon. but to celebrate what's left of april, it's time to present ten of the best movie scenes featuring RAIN.

1. singin' in the rain

no other film scene could rightly top this list other than the fabulous gene kelly dance number found in singin' in the rain. it is one of the truly great iconic moments in all of film and let's be honest, it has made us all want to dance around jumping in puddles too on the right day!

2. breakfast at tiffany's

when you think of rain in film, it's impossible not to associate big screen smooches. this one is my personal favorite of the "kiss in the rain" entries because it's just a really, truly tender moment between these two broken characters. oh and did i mention there happens to be a cat in the scene too?

3. the shawshank redemption

andy dufresne, a freshly escaped convict emerges through tunnels of filth to be showered with freedom from the skies. he, along with the audience was probably REALLY thankful it was raining that night.

5. jurassic park

remember the time the power went out during the rain in a park full of dinosaurs and then all the dinosaurs went loose and tried killing everybody? the rain adds beautifully to the tension of these scenes. nothing can really be seen clearly and no one has control of anything. all of this only make the chaos more delightful.

6. psycho

here's another example of rain forcing someone into a dangerous situation. marion crane is battling her inner conscience when some unbearable rain forces her to make an unexpected detour. if it weren't for this rainy scene, we wouldn't really have much of a movie! okay we would have ... but it would be far more bonnie and clyde and much less psycho.

7. pride & prejudice

another romantic scene, but this one is kiss-less. in the 2005 version, darcy gives a botched proposal to elizabeth amid a rainy backdrop. somehow despite insulting her, he manages to throw in some undeniable sexual tension her way that definitely gets her thinking. i'll admit, this update of a rainy english country side was much preferred in my cinema loving brain than the original fireplace setting of the book.

8. drag me to hell

some unforeseen rain adds some really great tension during the cinematic climax of drag me to hell. who knew rain could be so deathly? 

9. unbreakable

remember what i just said about rain being deathly in drag me to hell? ditto that in unbreakable ... but somehow it's even worse here! i guess it helps that the main character doesn't exactly get along with water ...

10. TIE! garden state and the truman show

i found it incredibly hard to pick between the two, so i included both. one is another very sweet romantic and spontaneous moment in the rain between two people that really need each other, and the other is a great moment of realization for a character that will drive the rest of his actions through the course of a film. 

HONORABLE MENTION: okay it's not out yet, but baz lurhmann's the great gatsby looks like it just may have a scene that would be suitable for this list! a soaking wet dicaprio is almost always a good thing! well ... unless kate winslet's around refusing to share a floating door with him ...

9. grow my own garden.

i've never been so happy to see just a little green. 

welcome to the world miss butter lettuce!

pretty print.

just some nice black dots.

via ashleyg.

what i eat at work: kneaders.

i've been trying really hard not to eat out lately. i even cooked 2 whole times this week. and even though my corn chowder and chicken chalupas were quite tasty, i can't shake the habit. i brought a lunch today so i wouldn't be tempted but when 10am rolled around i found myself ordering not lunch but BREAKFAST at kneaders. i can't say i was disappointed, in fact, i may do breakfast out more often now that i've experienced it. also cause it's the most important meal of the day you know ...

i ordered the greek omelet. i have a weakness for feta cheese and this omelet did not disappoint in that area. the omelet had feta, spinach, and mushrooms and came with a side of wheat toast and two slices of oranges. oh boy it was GREAT! a good substitute for my favorite st george breakfast at the egg and i.

kneaders has MANY wonderful things on their menu that i'm no stranger to (thanks city creek). you need to try their all you can eat french toast during mortality, i'm a sucker for their chocolate croissant; at lunch try their broccoli cheese soup or just a simple ham and cheese sandwich, in college i loved their chicken salad sandwich and parmesan chips with a cream cheese brownie for dessert.

basically you could go there for anything, at any time of the day and be happy.
long live kneaders.