If you live in Utah County and haven't been to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point yet, you need to get there by Saturday. The tulips are breathtaking. I didn't take any pictures myself so I don't have any to share with you, but maybe I can convince the person I went with to share his with me. :-) Make sure you were some comfortable shoes, and if you are brave enough, roll down the giant hill. I was tempted, but I am not a fan of grass stains so I opted out.
As beautiful as the tulips were, I have to say that I received the prettiest lavender rose that I have ever seen from a special someone. And if that rose wasn't already incredible, he also gave me a dozen red roses that smell and look amazing!
Flowers make me happy.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Happy Birthday To Me!
I am officially a quarter of a century old now. I think this is going to be a good year though. My birthday was fantastic! Thursday night I left work a little early (don't worry I worked a ton of overtime so I felt justified) and headed up to Sandy to the grand opening of the Nordstrom Rack. It was divine! I bought some cute Marc Jacobs sun glasses, a super funky Besty Johnson necklace and a really cute BCBG top.
Friday I had the day off from work, so I lazed around a bit in the morning. I had lunch at Cafe Rio wih some friends, then got my haircut. It didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it, but I fixed it today. After that I headed over to Nordstrom had got a fabulous makeover at the Bare Essentials counter. The girl was amazing and I have to admit, I looked hot! Then I did a little shopping and finished getting ready to go out.
Dinner was a riot! I think there were 21 of us at CPK. Thanks to eveyone who came! I love meeting up with old friends and catching up with everyone. I have some pretty great friends!
After dinner we headed back to my apartment for red velvet cake cake and mocktails. Two of my favorite things. I definately have the greatest friends ever!
Friday I had the day off from work, so I lazed around a bit in the morning. I had lunch at Cafe Rio wih some friends, then got my haircut. It didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it, but I fixed it today. After that I headed over to Nordstrom had got a fabulous makeover at the Bare Essentials counter. The girl was amazing and I have to admit, I looked hot! Then I did a little shopping and finished getting ready to go out.
Dinner was a riot! I think there were 21 of us at CPK. Thanks to eveyone who came! I love meeting up with old friends and catching up with everyone. I have some pretty great friends!
After dinner we headed back to my apartment for red velvet cake cake and mocktails. Two of my favorite things. I definately have the greatest friends ever!
Ten Things I Have Been Up To Lately
I have been so bad about posting, but I'm not going to apologize. I've been busy trying to have a good social life and workout: two very important things in the life of a single woman in her mid twenties. I have a lot to catch up on, so here it goes:
1. I have decided that I am staying in Provo for at least another year. No move to L.A. or Santa Barbara or anywhere remotely warm. It was not the easiest decision, but I know it was the right one. I have a lot of things to take care of before I am ready to move.
2. I am flying out to see one of my favorite people in the world in May. Tony is preforming in Denver, and I am I so excited to spend some time with him. It is has been incredibly too long.
3. Work is going really well. They are keeping me extremely busy, which is good and bad I guess. It is nice to know that I am still needed during the economic crisis.
4. My sister Heidi found out that she is having a little GIRL in August. I love little girls! Her name is going to be Isabelle Jean Hovey, I think.
5. My Birthday was yesterday . . . that will be it's own post.
6. Went to the Festival of Colors last weekend.
7. My older brother came to visit for a couple days, it was great to see him and spend time with my siblings.
8. My mom, older brother and little sister are driving to Provo right now to visit for the week!! Best birthday present ever!
9. I'm still creating drama in my life. Most of you probably already know what this entails.
10. I went to Las Vegas for work last week. It was incredible. I was only there for 24 hours, but I managed to get in plenty of shopping and some pool time. I found the good H&M and bought some great items. The Marc Jacobs store was a little disappointing, but I did find some cute accessories. The weather was divine! The classes that I attended were informative and I am so glad I had the opportunity to go!
1. I have decided that I am staying in Provo for at least another year. No move to L.A. or Santa Barbara or anywhere remotely warm. It was not the easiest decision, but I know it was the right one. I have a lot of things to take care of before I am ready to move.
2. I am flying out to see one of my favorite people in the world in May. Tony is preforming in Denver, and I am I so excited to spend some time with him. It is has been incredibly too long.
3. Work is going really well. They are keeping me extremely busy, which is good and bad I guess. It is nice to know that I am still needed during the economic crisis.
4. My sister Heidi found out that she is having a little GIRL in August. I love little girls! Her name is going to be Isabelle Jean Hovey, I think.
5. My Birthday was yesterday . . . that will be it's own post.
6. Went to the Festival of Colors last weekend.
7. My older brother came to visit for a couple days, it was great to see him and spend time with my siblings.
8. My mom, older brother and little sister are driving to Provo right now to visit for the week!! Best birthday present ever!
9. I'm still creating drama in my life. Most of you probably already know what this entails.
10. I went to Las Vegas for work last week. It was incredible. I was only there for 24 hours, but I managed to get in plenty of shopping and some pool time. I found the good H&M and bought some great items. The Marc Jacobs store was a little disappointing, but I did find some cute accessories. The weather was divine! The classes that I attended were informative and I am so glad I had the opportunity to go!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Drinking Game
I started a drinking game at work today. Every time I have the urge to eat something sweet, I take a swig of water. Let's just say that I have already had 4 glasses of water and it is only noon. Looks like I will be hitting my goal of 8 glasses of water today before I know it!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
More from the epic concert
So thanks to Jet, here is a link to a guy's video of the Vanilla Ice/MC Hammer concert. Fabulous!!!
http://www.mickhagen.com/2009/02/28/mc-hammer-vanilla-ice-concert/
http://www.mickhagen.com/2009/02/28/mc-hammer-vanilla-ice-concert/
Saturday, February 28, 2009
U Can't Touch This Ice Ice Baby!
Last night I went to the MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice concert at the McKay Events Center. Wow!! It was out of control awesome! After standing outside int he freezing cold for 30 mins, my friend Josh and I made our way to the main floor and got pretty close to the stage. After while, things started to get pretty crowded and the concert hadn't even started yet. I kept getting stuck behind the tallest guys in the place. A fight broke out right next to us, kind of scary and kind of funny at the same time. There is just something about being confined in a tight space that just makes people go crazy!
The opening band "Love you Long Time" was way cool. It was kind of hard to concentrate on their music because I was being shoved in every direction and getting my guts squeezed out of me, but it was still pretty fun. At one point a circle was opened up in the crowd right where we were and some of the band came out and performed a song in the circle.
About an hour after the opening band performed, Vanilla finally made his appearance. This pretty much felt like the longest hour of my life. I am extremely claustrophobic, so being crushed by so many big guys around taking up all the breathable air, I panicked several times. But finally Mr. Rob Van Winkle came out and he ROCKED it! We were only about 4 people back from the stage (dead center) so the view was pretty freaking amazing! That man is H-O-T! During his performance he opened water bottles and threw them into the crowd, which was nice because we were all sweating pretty bad. I even had the pleasure of having one land inside my shirt, pouring almost the entire contents into it. I was already drenched in sweat, so what was a little more water, right? He had this crazy looking clown running around the stage throwing water at us too. I managed to get hit by 2 two more water bottles. At one point the crowd got so out of control I thought I was going to have to be one of those girls that gets carried over the front barrier by the security guard because they are about to pass out. The guard shined his flashlight on me a couple times and asked me if I was OK. I'm sure I looked terrified in there, but I wasn't about to leave until I saw Vanilla perform "Ice, Ice Baby"!
During one of the songs they let loose a bunch of confetti, it was awesome! And his performance of "Ice, Ice Baby" was by far the best. I can't believe I actually got to see Vanilla Ice perform that song live and I was standing only about 6 feet away.
After Vanilla's performance, I just couldn't take the mosh pit anymore, so Josh and I made our way to the outskirts of the crowd and to find my friend Jet. There was quite a bit of time to kill before the Hammer so we just chilled for a bit. I felt so gross since it looked like I had taken a shower with my clothes on. It was soooo good to see Jet! Oh and my phone got wet and decided to start freaking out on me, so I had to turn it off. Hope it recovers today!
When MC hammer finally came out on stage, Josh and I just hung out in the back. We were both exhausted and I couldn't stand the thought of my toes being stepped on anymore. The Hammer was fantastic! He may be old, but that man can still move! His 13-year-old son is one of his dancers and that kid was crazy good! After "To Legit, To Legit to Quit" Josh and I called it quits and went home.
Over all, it was an amazing concert. It made me feel 18 again!
The opening band "Love you Long Time" was way cool. It was kind of hard to concentrate on their music because I was being shoved in every direction and getting my guts squeezed out of me, but it was still pretty fun. At one point a circle was opened up in the crowd right where we were and some of the band came out and performed a song in the circle.
About an hour after the opening band performed, Vanilla finally made his appearance. This pretty much felt like the longest hour of my life. I am extremely claustrophobic, so being crushed by so many big guys around taking up all the breathable air, I panicked several times. But finally Mr. Rob Van Winkle came out and he ROCKED it! We were only about 4 people back from the stage (dead center) so the view was pretty freaking amazing! That man is H-O-T! During his performance he opened water bottles and threw them into the crowd, which was nice because we were all sweating pretty bad. I even had the pleasure of having one land inside my shirt, pouring almost the entire contents into it. I was already drenched in sweat, so what was a little more water, right? He had this crazy looking clown running around the stage throwing water at us too. I managed to get hit by 2 two more water bottles. At one point the crowd got so out of control I thought I was going to have to be one of those girls that gets carried over the front barrier by the security guard because they are about to pass out. The guard shined his flashlight on me a couple times and asked me if I was OK. I'm sure I looked terrified in there, but I wasn't about to leave until I saw Vanilla perform "Ice, Ice Baby"!
During one of the songs they let loose a bunch of confetti, it was awesome! And his performance of "Ice, Ice Baby" was by far the best. I can't believe I actually got to see Vanilla Ice perform that song live and I was standing only about 6 feet away.
After Vanilla's performance, I just couldn't take the mosh pit anymore, so Josh and I made our way to the outskirts of the crowd and to find my friend Jet. There was quite a bit of time to kill before the Hammer so we just chilled for a bit. I felt so gross since it looked like I had taken a shower with my clothes on. It was soooo good to see Jet! Oh and my phone got wet and decided to start freaking out on me, so I had to turn it off. Hope it recovers today!
When MC hammer finally came out on stage, Josh and I just hung out in the back. We were both exhausted and I couldn't stand the thought of my toes being stepped on anymore. The Hammer was fantastic! He may be old, but that man can still move! His 13-year-old son is one of his dancers and that kid was crazy good! After "To Legit, To Legit to Quit" Josh and I called it quits and went home.
Over all, it was an amazing concert. It made me feel 18 again!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
In the Heights
According to US Weekly, Angelina Jolie is looking at buying an apartment in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in Manhattan. According to the article, the building is really nice. Well, I would love to know what "really nice" building they are talking about because I lived in Washington Heights (also known as the Dominican Heights) and I'm pretty sure I never saw one. Though I question her choice of location, I would love to see her walking down the trash-filled, urine scented sidewalk while creepy old Hispanic men call out to her in Spanish. And despite Harlem's claim to fame, Washington Heights tends to have a much higher crime rate. I never really felt safe there, and one of my last nights there, I know I heard gun shots outside my building.
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