Somethin's Fishy with Trishy

Keeping up with cardigans...

2012-01-09T20:17:00.000-08:00

Wow- I can't believe how fast time flies! I also can't believe that I let a whole year go by without documenting my life. I had so many fun and awesome things happen to me in the last year and I am lovin' life. Sometimes challenges help you become stronger- and I have had many awesome challenges with work and school to push me further. LOVE IT! Here are some of the cool things that happened to me last year (or two)

1. Finished my Masters degree at Westminster College and am now officially Master Buck. Love it!
2. Got my house. This was a year and a half ago, but I love it. I even have a neighbor named Dog man that often lets me see in him in a wife beater and pony tail while his wife/mom (not sure which) smokes outside their condo in the car. Love it! (Bahaha!)
3. Got to be Princess Beatrice from the royal wedding with a pretty sweet hat for Halloween.
4. Remembered that sausage is still the bomb. Nuff' said.
5. Got a new position at work and am still digesting. Exciting but hard challenge!
6. Took many, many community classes and loved it. I also made a billion crafts- some weird, and some I loved. There is an awesome cat blanket pictured below. Here are some of the classes I took:

Cupcake decorating- at least twice
Pizza making
Sewing
Golf
Tap Dancing
Cake Balls ( hardest thing on the planet! Never again!)
Hiking Class with friend Ben
Goat Packing (just kidding, but it was an actual class you could take- what?)

7. Many fun trips with friends, and family. I love them so much!
8. I am going to be professor Buck- So fun. I am teaching a beginning computer class at SLCC this semester. Should be a blast. Starting tomorrow- wish me luck!
9. Last but not least... I made some bets. I am FAMOUS for making bets and not ever winning. I did actually win the title of Cardigan Queen 2010, but lost Cardigan Contest 2011 in a meer 7 days. I brought shame to the cardigan community.

I am currently in a bet with a co-worker and we are not drinking soda. Are you kidding!? Why did I do this? I am DYING. ha ha! Oh well, I am gonna win. I know it.

Lovin' life and everything that is coming my way. Feel like I have had so many awesome opportunities to make me grow. Ok, so here is a random smattering of pictures from my lovely year last year. Here is 2012!

Dear birds, stop eating at Home Town Buffet

2011-01-19T17:18:00.000-08:00

Does anyone else think birds are creepy? For some reason I have seen SO many birds in swarms lately. AHH! They kind of creep me out. Well, they must be on to me - they must know that they are totally givin' me the heeby-jeebies!

Exhibit A- Today while I was at the Old Navy, I got a surprise visit from some birds. And these were not just any birds, my friends. These birds must have used their "Early bird" (ha ha, dumb dumb I know!) special to load up on some heavy duty grub. I was in Old Navy for about 20 minutes, and I came out to the biggest surprise from my bird friends ever. HOLY BIRD CRUD!

I had SO much bird poop my car! I couldn't believe it. Here are some pics to prove it. Dear birds- Stop eating at the Home Town Buffet!

PS- A car wash didn't even get it all off! WHOA! Birds- please start eating some fiber. HA!

Dear Carol...

2011-01-18T21:07:00.000-08:00

(Look at that leg extension. Love me some Jane Fonda!)

I have a confession. This is a silly, strange confession. Before I get to confession, here is a tiny background about me.

I have always loved aerobics. As a kid, I would get my friends together to do the Jane Fonda workout tape. I loved the PBS aerobics show with three different heights of pedastols that you could follow. Still today I most only prefer going to the gym if I can go to an aerobics class. (Something about the spandex.... just kidding! :) I have always wanted to be an aerobics instructor. It is still a dream of mine, even if I only get to teach "Chair-robics" at the senior center.

Ok, back to the confession. A few months ago I started getting emails from Carol Goulay... as I started getting them more frequently, I realized that somehow I have been put on the substitute aerobics teacher list for the 24 hour fitness classes for all of Orange County California locations. Dear Carol- I live in Utah and am a FAR CRY from being an aerobics teacher. HA! My dream is coming true! How did they know I wanted to be an aerobics teacher?

Most people would ask to be taken off the list, but I felt so included when I get the daily email asking if last minute I can teach "Belly Burn" at the 206 location, or if I want a permanent cycle class. I even got the corporate christmas card that told me how much they appreciate my willingness to come to help out and work as a team. I LOVE IT! I confess that no time soon am I going to be asked to be taken off the list.

Someday I may just want to fly in the O.C. for a quick Powerflex fix. Thanks Carol for including me!

PS- Here is one of my favorite aerobics videos. Love it!

Multi-tasking made so much more efficient!

2011-01-08T23:23:00.000-08:00

I want one!

PS. Another good use for head gear? Am I right?

Best idea ever...

2011-01-04T20:01:00.000-08:00

I know I only post ridiculous things... but here is the best combo ever!

College in pajamas + Pajama Jeans = GENIUS!

Now when you want to be more professional while going to school in pajamas all you have to do is slip into a pair of these babies! I hope these two ideas merge. Because everyone should be in sweats as much as possible, right?

I phone uploads

2010-06-29T19:16:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the fun, and favorite pics from my phone.
Sorry I am not the best at blogger capabilities, and no matter what I can't get the pictures to turn. I also don't know to get it to add captions very well. So just enjoy!

A pic taken from the pool in San Diego on Memorial Day.

The sis and me in line for Lion King tickets at 5 in the morning.Best part of the morning? The Chick-Fil-a cow showed up. YUM!

Happy mustache March!

21 Somethings you may not know about me...

2010-06-28T18:43:00.000-07:00

1. I love honey mustard. By far my favorite condiment.
2. If I could do anything, I would be an aerobics instructor. Specifically, a water aerobics instructor.
3. I had scarlet fever when I was three.
4. I survived. (ha ha)
5. I am very time oriented, and base everything on time instead of feelings. For example- I go to bed at the same time every night, not because I am tired, but just because it is time.
6. I LOVE anything with water. I could be in the water all day.
7. I can do the worm.
8. I can make decent balloon animals.
9. Mashed Potatoes are my favorite food.
10. I rarely have a preference of what I do on a weekend- I am more concerned about having fun with who I am with than what we are actually doing.
11. I hate leaving people out. I hate exclusive groups that leave other people out.
12. I love to ready skeezy celebrity gossip magazines.
13. I don't really read novels. Ever.
14. Naps are essential to any day.
15. Traveling is what I think about most.
16. I love to go on trips with people I don't know.
17. I am obsessed with buying new necklaces and I can rarely stop myself.
18. I love to shower. I hate to get ready.
19. I can't handle having to many things going on in my life. It stresses me out.
20. But I hate being bored.
21. I can make lyrics to almost any song that pertain to the situation. Kasey from the bachelor and I have a lot in common, yet I am a lot less creepy. ( I hope)

I'm trying to do my homework

2010-06-24T18:46:00.000-07:00

But these darn videos keep coming up. I love them!

I've got the clap and I'm giving it to you.

2010-06-23T11:43:00.000-07:00

Ok, I only post lame stuff I KNOW! But there are so many funny things I have discoverd that I must share.

#1. The perfect explanation to tell someone you have the clap. (Thanks Danielle, this made my day!)

#2. How's my dad's lawn? Ya, he puts the hours in. Why do I feel like I resemble her?

#3. Before and after a season pass to Golden Corral. Guess I shouldn't renew :) This is probably my favorite new app for my phone, and I secretly want to take a picture of everyone I know just to see what they might look like with a few hundred more lbs. I have quite a stellar collection, but decided to only post my own pics in order to not ruin any relationships.

TGIF

2010-04-17T15:41:00.000-07:00

Oh man. I am seriously so happy this weekend. I was truly happy that it was Friday. Here are few reasons:

1. Sunshine! I think I don't realize it, but I am about 1/3 as fun in the winter as I am in the summer. The sun seriously makes me SO happy.

2. Bee's game! I love going to baseball games in the summer. Gonna be honest, don't even really care who wins. But I love them! Hot Dogs and the grass, and last night was fireworks. I was so content!

3. TGIF. Tell me how much you miss having good shows on Friday night? I used to love to be at home and watch my favorite TGIF shows. Last night when we got home from the game and Jimmy Fallon had a group sing the best TV theme songs from my child hood. Enjoy! I loved it.

Curling- it's actually hard. Believe it.

2010-04-13T16:01:00.000-07:00

Ok, remember watching the Olympics? Remember watching the funny plaid pant men that sweep ice and supposedly it was supposed to be hard? It was called Curling? Ya....

Well that was my thought a couple weeks ago to- until I was the one tryin' to do it! My company had a fun team building activity where about 30 of us got to learn how to do curling. It was absolutely hilarious... and hard! I totally take back all the thoughts I had about the "woosey" curlers in the Olympics. It was awesome! So here are some sweet pics from the event. I will display them in the form of my Olympic debut...

1. The first step is to learn how to launch... basically do a sliding lunge on the ice. Here is my co worker Travis on his first attempt. I would like you to notice everyone's concern for Travis as he slips and falls (which everyone did!) on the ice. "Ouch Travis- we hope the best for your health" is the look on everyone's face.

2. Now it's Tricia's turn. Here I go... look at that form! (OK, I look totally wrong, but I tried!)

3. Oh no! I slip and fall. But I make a strong recovery. So remember the concern shown for Travis as he falls?! I would like you to observe my co-workers faces as I eat the dust. HA HA HA HA! THanks guys. Glad you care about my broken coxic.

4. After the launching comes the sweeping. I tore it up... it was so hard and fun! I was a sweaty beast in about 2.5 seconds.

5. After three solid games, my team lost 2-1. Mercy! But we tried. Here is the team after our curling adventure... still holding our heads high. Go team go!

Needless to say, it was a BLAST! I would love to do it again, and next olympics there will be a little more appreciation towards my curling buddies.

I'm a big girl now

2010-04-12T17:06:00.000-07:00

At least that is how I feel... oh man! Life has been busy the last little while and I am tryin' to love being constantly busy. Here are some things that have been going on :

1. I am Griffin! No, not a Griffindor. I don't play wizards or dungeons and dragons... I am getting my MBA at Westminster College in Salt Lake. It has been good, and I am almost done with my first semester. One down and four to go - easy sleeze, right?

2. I feel like a big girl cause I made my first major purchase- a condo! YAY! I am still in the process, so I feel a little hesitant saying it. I am 99.5% sure that by May 3rd I will officially be home owner! YAY! I keep joking that I have already picked out the six cats from the animal shelter that will accompany me in my journey to old maid-ism. :) I am actually very excited to have something all my own. A boy at church told me that owning my own home upped my attractiveness 3 points on a scale of 10. DANG! So be sure to tell the boys you know who are single... I am ready to mingle... and I already have a house! ;) Here is just one shot of the inside... yay!

Those are the two major updatesfor me personally. I also have a new neice, have many friends getting married, and am lovin' life at the OC. (That is the OC Tanner in case you were wondering.)

Just tryin' to love life and hope to keep movin' in right direction. Love it!

Oopsie Pie!

2010-02-08T13:21:00.000-08:00

I thought this was hilarious! Oh and yes, I am alive! Just have not been in a blogging mood for a long long time...

see more funny facebook stuff!

I never realized how much I missed TLC....

2009-10-19T20:40:00.000-07:00

This weekend was awesome. I got really lucky and tagged along with my old friend, from the colleg days,Jill Cook and her fun friends to Vegas to see a Justin Timberlake and friends concert. I LOVE going to concerts, and this one topped them all! This is Justin's 2nd annual concert to raise money for Shiners Childrens Hospital ( man- he is foxy and giving! What a combo) so I felt pretty darn ok about giving away my money for a good cause.

I also got to bring my awesome friend Lexie along. We made new friends, lounged by the pool, rode the rockin' excalibur water slide (with a booster!) ate my arteries full at In n' Out, shopped, worked the strip and then partied it up with Justin and friends. LOVED EVERY SECOND!!!

The concert line up included Jay Sean, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, TLC ( THE BOMB!), Snoop Dogg, Ciara, and of course Justin. Timbaland also came and rocked the house! LOVE IT!

After the concert we decided to hit up the beach party MC'd by Timbaland. Little did we know what kind of treat we were in for! We got in the water (it was like 1 foot deep) and danced it up when Timbaland and Justin came out and performed 10 feet from us ! AHHHHH! We were the closest people to them. It was amazing!

I will post more pics when I get them... here are a few though. ENJOY!

Summer Slump

2009-08-30T15:56:00.000-07:00

I have been in a major summer blog slump! So... as ususal................. I will give a recap of the summer. It really has been a good one!

1. My family went on a week vacation to California! It was SO fun. We got to go to the beach, Disneyland, Seaport Village and all. (Although, no rick-shaws! Sad.) I even got to touch a Shark! No lie. Luckily, no shark bites.

2. I bought a Love Sac on KSL. Was this one of the highlights of the summer? Sure! I got such a good deal. I LOVE the KSL classifieds. We have been able to find some greats buys on there! Sorry. No picture yet.

3. I went on a trip to Jackson Hole to go white water rafting. SO fun! This was my first time. I was a little nervous to say the least. I love water; I love the ocean, swimming pools, lakes. Any time you add the element of something being able to hit me in the face and knock my teeth out- NERVES! We had a great time. We also go to do some fun hiking into the wind caves and go to Jackson Hole. I love that place.

4. I got to do some of my traditional favorite summer activities: Derbys and Rodeos. Oh man, I love getting to wear the Casino Magic hat every once in a while and slap on a good neck tattoo. This year I was lucky enough to get a shark. Classy! I was even lucky enough (or skilled enough depending on how you look at it) to catch 2 Tooele County Fair T-shirts. WOW! That was one of the more proud moments in my derby life.

5. I got a new nephew! His name is Alec Cefalo and boy he is a cutie. Out of the 5 times I have seen him, he has been asleep 95% of the time. That is ok, I am just jealous of him. He is my sister Andra's baby and I am so happy for her! Yay! In the pic of me with him he has a hold of my gold necklace and didn't let go forever. Hope this is not an early start to loving gold chains!
He here is :

Love it!

Please pick Ed

2009-07-27T11:49:00.001-07:00

I am SO excited for the final episode of the Bachelorette...... come on Jillian- pick ED! Despite the weird choices in clothing (seen below) I like him about 10 times more than Kipton. Yep, his name is Kipton- I said it.

She didn’t wear heels

2009-07-16T13:07:00.001-07:00

My friend Lisa at work and I need to start coordinating our outfits. This is what happens on days where I where heels and she doesn't.

I am glad to be tall!

I want to ride my bicycle

2009-07-01T11:51:00.000-07:00

I love it!!

Awkward Family Photos

2009-05-21T13:50:00.000-07:00

How come photos always turn out weird? I was famous in High School for something referred to as "the claw." I don't know how I did it, but in almost every dance picture I had my hand gripped tightly on my date's shoulder. Maybe I was jus holding on, making sure every one knew he was MY date.
Any-who: here are some awesomely awkward family photos for your enjoyment!

Apperently Dad decided at he didn't match, so might as well not wear a shirt at all!

All I have to say is "double the trouble!" oh baby!

Last, but not least- please look at how the son's hand is placed on his Mom's hip. Normal?

4 things that pumped me up

2009-05-20T05:58:00.000-07:00

Hey there!
So sometimes good things come in three's, or four's! I feel like I have had nothing good to really post the last little bit, but today I am happy these four things:

1. Shawn Johnson won Dancing With the Stars! I love this show, and I get so emotionally attached. When Shaun won, I couldn't help but cry just a little bit. Ha ha. I know- lame- but I love it!

2. The last song that Shawn danced to last night was "P.Y.T" by Michael Jackson. I love this song!Man, it makes me miss the days of my good ol' Michael Jackson flag that I used to have at college. It totally inspired me, and this morning I busted out the "Off the Wall" Michael Jackson CD. What a good way to start the day!

3. Don't you love it when it rains? I love the smell of wet cement. That is exactly what was going on this morning outside. Love it!

4. This is why reading customer reviews are SO important. The following is product review for the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt, which comes in Various sizes:

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3,616 of 3,643 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dual Function Design, November 10, 2008
By B. Govern "Bee-Dot-Govern" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

This item has wolves on it which makes it intrinsically sweet and worth 5 stars by itself, but once I tried it on, that's when the magic happened. After checking to ensure that the shirt would properly cover my girth, I walked from my trailer to Wal-mart with the shirt on and was immediately approached by women. The women knew from the wolves on my shirt that I, like a wolf, am a mysterious loner who knows how to 'howl at the moon' from time to time (if you catch my drift!). The women that approached me wanted to know if I would be their boyfriend and/or give them money for something they called mehth. I told them no, because they didn't have enough teeth, and frankly a man with a wolf-shirt shouldn't settle for the first thing that comes to him.

I arrived at Wal-mart, mounted my courtesy-scooter (walking is such a drag!) sitting side saddle so that my wolves would show. While I was browsing tube socks, I could hear aroused asthmatic breathing behind me. I turned around to see a slightly sweaty dream in sweatpants and flip-flops standing there. She told me she liked the wolves on my shirt, I told her I wanted to howl at her moon. She offered me a swig from her mountain dew, and I drove my scooter, with her shuffling along side out the door and into the rest of our lives. Thank you wolf shirt.

Pros: Fits my girthy frame, has wolves on it, attracts women
Cons: Only 3 wolves (could probably use a few more on the 'guns'), cannot see wolves when sitting with arms crossed, wolves would have been better if they glowed in the dark.

THANKS B. Govern!

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

2009-04-30T11:33:00.001-07:00

http://www.myheritage.com/collage

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celeb

3 things that made me happy

2009-03-30T11:24:00.000-07:00

1. Saved by the Bell is on at 6:00 and 6:30 am. BOO YA! Best way to start my day.

2. This morning I got to work, not wanting to wake up, and feel kinda slugish. I turned on I Tunes and press shuffle. "Life is good" by Jo Dee Messina came on. If you haven't heard it, listen! It has really good lyrics, and it just got me in a good mood for the week.

3. I had a fun weekend with fun friends. Sometimes I feel like I need to run and keep going to every social event to make sure I am the loop. This weekend was so fun to just hang out with comfortable friends. I did go do some fun stuff though- like the Festival of Colors! Here are some pics:

True Confession: I have given up on life

2009-03-20T07:11:00.000-07:00

The names in this story have been changed to protect the innocent- ok, only some of the names have been changed. So my friend Barb and I have been laughing for months because her husband has a theory- “If you go out in sweats in public, you have pretty much given up on life.” I find this to be hilarious, and somewhat true. It has been tradition over the last little bit that every time I am wearing sweats in public (which hopefully isn’t TOO often) I text to let her know I have given up.
In times past- I have never had negative ramifications for wearing sweats in public, until last night. I went to the gym and after went straight to the mall to meet my friend “R”. I previously agreed with her that it didn’t matter that I was gross, because no one would see us. I even sent Barb the traditional text saying “Yep, life is pretty much over- I am in sweats in the mall.” HA!
After the mall, “R”and I went to Chili’s for a little late night dinner. (At this point, I know that I am in sweats, and am fully aware that this probably is not the best choice!) During the dinner, we had fun and noticed a cute waiter. I didn’t think anything about it, and when we left- we noticed he was outside. So we waived and then drove away across the parking lot. We even said-dang we should have talked to him, what a fox! No sooner than two minutes later here he comes ZOOMING up behind us and gets out to talk to “us.” Ya, “us”- as in that there is no chance that he could actually want to talk to me looking the way I did. He was flirty- but not towards me! He couldn’t have cared if I said that I was a Maui Babe swimsuit model, or that I was going to earn a million dollars next year- all because of the SWEATS! Needless to say, after he got “R’s” number, we all drove our separate ways. That is not the end- after we drove away- he then called her so he could talk to her one-on-one. HAHA!

I feel like my 9th grade science teacher would be SO proud at this moment. I just did an experiment, a hypothesis, and the theory was PROVEN!

FACT: If you go in public in sweats, you have given up life. (Note: This will probably not stop me from doing it again!!)

The new guy at work...

2009-03-18T13:14:00.000-07:00

Resimay

To hoom it mae cunsern,I waunt to apply for the job what I saw in the paper.

I can Type realee quik wit one finggar and do sum a counting..

I think I am good on the phone and I no I am a pepole person, Pepole really seam to respond to me well. Certain men and all the ladies.

I no my spelling is not to good but find that I Offen can get a job thru my persinalety.

My salerery is open so we can discus wat you want to pay me and wat you think that I am werth, I can start emeditely.

Thank you in advanse fore yore anser.

hopifuly Yore best aplicant so farr.

Sinseerly,

BRYAN

PS : Because my resimay is a bit short - below is a pickture of me.

Employer's response:

Dear Bryan, It's OK honey, we've got spell check. See you Monday.

California Love

2009-03-16T11:22:00.000-07:00

I am back. I know, it was the fastest trip EVER! But it was really fun to go to CALIFORNIA! WOO HOO! I had such a blast- we used ever minute we could to do some fun stuff! Here are some highlights:

Joel McHale! He was hilarious- although kinda strange. But we got to talk to him for a while after the show- and almost got in a fight with the guy in front of us. Mercy! SO fun! I love this picture because it is basically a big Spoon Train with Joel. Love it!

Here are the ladies that went. Randah, Brit, Me and Susan. SO fun!

Two pics from Buffalo Bills on the California State Line. We stopped to ride the "Desperado" rollercoaster and it was INSANE! I felt more scared for my saftey- but totally worth it.

Jumping for Joy that we are going to see Joel! Fun! I look really a lot bigger than Brit. So fun!

I really love random pictures- look at Randah's teeth. HAHA! I can't stop laughing. I just looked ticked.

The famous Shake and take picture- not meant to be attractive- just funny.

Just havin fun with at dinner. I love road trips! They always have such funny memories! I love it!

HAHAHAHA!I am a beehive kickin' ninja! My face is classic. SO funny!

Last, but not least- beach time. Love it! What a great trip. Thanks ladies! I love my friends. Now back to work, and real life. (Which by the way is pretty darn good too!) I am so blessed!

Going to visit some friends.....

2009-03-12T11:10:00.000-07:00

This weekend I am going to visit some friends! I hope all these Long Beach natives are pumped to see us! Mosty, I am excited to see Joe McHale. He is a comedian on the "Soup" and is HILARIOUS! Here he is in action:

Stop Crampin' my style!

2009-03-09T11:37:00.000-07:00

Latley I have been able to do some really fun things! I love to have things to look forward to to help me get through my least favorite months of the year- January, February, and March. The snow no longer is fun and pretty! It is now just crampin' my style. Man!

Well, one of my favorite things to do is go to concerts. There is just something about being able to get my groove on without having my friends ask " can you please stop doing that in public" that is liberating! SO here are the latest:

Last weekend was MC HAMMER and Vanilla Ice. YES! It was so hilarious!
Vanilla ice- as you guessed it. Pretty Strange! I loved when people chanted " JUST ONE SONG! JUST ONE SONG!" MC Hammer on the other hand- was GREAT! He couldn't sing and dance at the same time, but whatever he was doing he was SO aweomse. LOVED IT! Here are some pics. We are freezing outside waiting to get in, me groovin it and some blurry pictures of ICE and MC Hammer. It's Hammer time!

Then this last weekend we went to Wendover to see BOYZ II MEN. Oh my mercy! They were SO SO SO GOOD! I can't handle it. I have not stopped listening to their greatest hits since. From "MOTOWN PHILLY", to "I'll make love to you" and handing out roses- there was not a moment I wasn't lovin' it. I especially loved the lady next to me who was screamin the lyrics at the top of her lungs and crackin up. She was hilarious! Here are some pics: (See if you can spot the BOYZ in the back)

Last but not least, I went to a Bellydancing festival. YOu may ask why- well, I am currently in a Bellydancing class! (Don't try to get a mental image- it might not be pretty!!) My co-workers and I are taking a community bellydancing class and it is SO FUN. Our teacher performed this weekend, so we had to go watch. I like the class, don't think I would fit in with the culture (you will be able to tell that by the culture) but it is still amazing. Here is my teacher in action:

LOVE the fun things I am doing. Seriously, my life is great. I am so so blessed by all the fun and amazing people around me. I hope more good things are to come :)

Gettin' in with the Guru

2009-02-18T20:26:00.000-08:00

My mom and I went to the Grocery Guru presentation tonight. Wow! I totally realize how awful of a shopper I am. He categorized my type of shopping as shootin' from the hip. I thought that was some sort of dance move from the late seventies- apparently I am wrong.

I am the impulse queen, and probably the number one reason why target is still a-float! So my mom and I decided to get all prepped so we can become serious bargain shoppers. So fun! I loved the night and just being able to spend it with family. I was even lucky enough to win some Organic Skim Milk........ mmm? Interesting!

The best part of the night was the lady behind us. It started out with a little giggle, then a belly laugh, then she didn't stop... the entire time! She thought EVERYTHING Mr. Guru said was so funny! I totally couldn't handle it and my Mom and I kept busting up just over this lady. Things like that are so fun.

So now I can be your savvy shopping partner! Bring me along and we can save up to 70% on our next shopping trip!

Why do I make bets?

2009-01-14T11:58:00.000-08:00

Anyone who knows me, knows I love a good bet. But-the best part is that I am AWFUL at winning any bet I make.

Example A: Brooke ( my-coworker) and I had a bet that we couldn't drink soda at work. If we broke it then we had to pay the other one fifteen dollars. So.... today was the day. It was a truce! Not to say that I tried to get Brooke to break it about 10 times in the last 14 days. But see how happy we are? This is the best day ever! Why do I do it!?

Here are a few of the historical bets I have made and failed at:

1. Barb and I had a bet on going to the gym. I was cursing myself about 2 weeks into it, but what came along to get me out of it!? The GOUT! HA! Barb was willing to let me off of the bet because I couldn't even fit my foot into a shoe. But- I have been Gout free for 4 years now! ( WATCH FOR GOUT FREE PARTY DETAILS SOON!!!!)

2. I think I have had about a million soda bets. I have yet to win one. One time I even had a guy friend RAT me out by calling Barb as soon as he saw me sneak some. Oops! I even had to buy Barb a John Deere sweatshirt ( Yes, I couldn't afford to eat for week!) because of what I do to myself.

Have I learned my lesson? Probably not. Do I love to bet? Yes! I think it is the fun of having competition. I don't even know if I even care to win. Hey, it's not about who wins- it is how you play the game :)

What Celebrities look like after moving to utah

2009-01-13T13:08:00.001-08:00

I love this! I can't stop laughing. I especially love Johnny Depp in Taylorsville :) I think I may have tried to date him my sophmore year. Tried is the key word, because I know I couldn't get a fox like him!
What Celebrities Would Look Like If They Moved to Utah

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Recently lots of celebrities have been relocating to Utah. We aren’t sure if it is the clean mountain air or the culture but they look like they have changed. Here are some recent celebrity sightings so you can see for yourself what all of this clean living has done for them.

PS- Sorry I am a bad Blogger. I know that I have not posted an acutal picture for a while, but there are some fun things to come! I love life, and I am way happy.

Which one is your favorite?!

We are so blessed!

2008-12-23T09:21:00.000-08:00

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace... you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.

If you woke up this morning with good health, you are more fortunate than the millions who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle unfolding all around you, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation... you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of persecution, harassment, arrest, torture, or death... you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If your parents are still alive and still married...you are very rare, even in the United States.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

WOW!

Even Cousin Eddie is blessed!

Making sure I get my 5 fruit and veggies!

2008-12-11T13:53:00.000-08:00

I can't stop laughing about this today!

A few things I am grateful for....

2008-11-25T19:43:00.001-08:00

I'm quirky

2008-11-02T17:36:00.001-08:00

I got tagged by my sis..........
The rules are:
* Link to the person who tagged you (Hot Breath- AKA Andra www.andralynncefalo.blogspot.com)
*Post the rules on your blog
*Write six random things/unspectacular quirks about yourself
* Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them
* Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog* Let the tagger know when your entry is posted
Okay, here goes:

1. I secretly like men with long hair and/or mustaches. Ya, I know this sounds weird, but I catch myself all the time checking out the guy in the grocery store with the long scraggly hair. Maybe it is that I think they have a good sense of humor, or they might be a little "untamed" but for some reason, I really like it. Mustaches are just hilarious, and anyone that has one is attractive in my book.
2. I am a tattoo sister...sorta. I actually really like to put fake tattoo's on. I would never in my life get a real one, but I will put a set of flaming dice on my neck any day!
3. I am deathly afraid of a few things: getting my fingers smashed, someone breaking into my house, and chipping my tooth. The only valid one is chipping my tooth, just because I have done it, and I know how painful it really is. (Thank you Isaac for wearing those JNCO pants that fateful day in ninth grade. I will always remember you!)
4. I love sandwiches. I eat one almost everyday. Sometimes I eat two. Whenever I go to a restaurant, I can't get anything else. I know that if I really put thought into what I ate I could find other things I like, but the default sandwich gets me every time.
5. I am a goal setter. I love love love to make lists of goals that I want to accomplish. It was so bad at a time in my life that I actually had to ban myself from making to-do lists because I would beat myself up for not finishing everything. I am better now, and usually only make reasonable goal lists. ( I am working on a list now called 25 for 25. Doing 25 things that I wanted before I turn 25)
6. I like to have cold palms. I have no idea why. If I have the A.C. turned on in my car, I keep one hand propped up so the air is flowing directly into my palm. I like to hold really cold things too. I didn't notice it till I had a friend ask me why my right arm was always "to the square" when we were in the car.

I now tag Amanda, Randah, Brittany, Barb, Susan, Julia

Need a body guard? Call The Tag Team Twins

2008-10-28T17:34:00.000-07:00

Who knew that wrestling was a such a natural talent for me? I knew leg wrestling has always been something I have been good at; but, I didn't know I could take on the whole persona so smoothly!

On Saturday my roommates and I had a sweet costume party. Amanda and I were deciding what we should be and took a trip to the local Halloween super store. Anyone notice that women's costumes come in two categories: Hoochie or Frumpy?! Well, I thought for picture sake I would skip the Hoochie and who wants to be frumpy? Luckily we went to the little boys section to find our sweet wrestling belts for 3 Dollars! Boo ya! After that it was set.

I love Halloween! Here are some pics from the event:

Amanda and I now offer bodyguard services if requested. Dang we are tough!

Peeping Tom alert!

2008-10-14T21:13:00.000-07:00

Alert!

There are peeping toms on the loose! Oh wait, it is just my roommates and me. Our house is super close to the next door neighbors house, and every night about 9:30 it happens to be shower time for them. (Them as in sometimes there is one person, or sometimes there are more.......hmmmm!) The problem is their bathroom window looks right into our kitchen. Their bathroom windows are frosted, but you can definitely make out silhouettes of the bodies. Yikes! We always know what is happening when one of us yells "it's shower time!" ha ha. It is too funny, and we feel like we are total perverts if we do anything in the kitchen. For some reason, my roommates mysteriously all have to do the dishes right about then.... sketchy :)

Close your blinds people!

I might have a problem here.......

2008-10-12T20:42:00.000-07:00

The first step in recovery is to admit the problem. Ok, ok, I admit it... I am obsessed with necklaces! Long ones, short ones, layered ones, simple ones. Necklaces that can go with anything, necklaces that can only be worn once in a while. I love them, love them, love all! To help organize them, I have an over the door clear plastic organizer that I have used to separate them into the various colors.
Tonight I wanted to reorganize because the colors were getting all jumbled up and tangled. That is the worst! Here is the beginning of the project:
I wanted to see if I could put on all 87 on at once, but my neck was in severe pain after 30. I am an addict!
Oh ya, I also found some oldie-but-goodie jewelry! haha. Don't mess with the Hard Rock Cafe ring that almost broke the "budg" on senior tour. You were not cool if you did not get the guitar ring! I was excited to find it.
Also, I just want to put out there how good it feels to be independent and living on my own. No one to tell me what to do, I can eat oreos at midnight and I get to my own wash HOWEVER I WANT TO! Hence the awesomeness of this shirt that I just washed. Ya, I stink at laundry still. MOM! I miss you helping me out ! I totally ruined this shirt :(

How I plan to stay lookin' good

2008-10-08T20:34:00.000-07:00

Hey there!
Amanda just introduced me to this site for great department makeup at CHEAP prices...... like a dollar!! GO HERE:

www.eyeslipsface.com

Thanks roommate Amanda! This is how I feel about it:

I like it better when it's windy.........

2008-09-22T12:50:00.000-07:00

I love Chicago! I didn't know much about the city before I went, but I LOVED it! I went on a business trip last week and had such a good time. I want to go back to the Windy City....... We were wicked and found it ironic we went to see the show too.........
Ate like 50 million Chicago dogs! YUM!
Saw the prettiest city from the Navy Sea Port.........
Taught my co-workers some inappropriate napkin tricks.........
Saw a pretty sunset............

Found a new favorite restaurant..............
Saw the mirror bean........
Saw the biggest face fountain............
Double fisted it with some icecream........
Enjoyed my co-workers......... oh ya, I learned too! Lots of good stuff!! I am ready to go back and really see the city :)

Sweet is life.....

2008-09-11T13:14:00.000-07:00

I am so content right now. I just love my house, I love my job, I love my friends, I love my family, and I LOVE FALL! It is by far my favorite season. The leaves change color, you can start to wear sweatshirts, and everything tastes like pumpkin... YUM!

Everyday I have a time at work when I just put on my head phones and just bust out some work. Lately, all I can listen to is James Taylor. He is by far my favorite at the moment. In the beginning of August I got to go to his concert- yes, he is still alive! It was probably one of the best concerts I have ever been to. His jokes were totally cheesy, and I have never been happier. He is the best for fall music. So here is a little Sweet Baby James to make your day a little better........

PS- I LOVE LOVE his hair in the video! What a fox!!!

Good luck movin' up 'cause I'm movin' out!

2008-09-02T09:07:00.001-07:00

Thank you Billy Joel for such inspiring words. Guess what happened this weekend? Drum roll please.......................
I moved out! Woo hoo! We moved to the cutest house, and I could not be more pumped. It has already been a blast, and we have only been there a couple days. As weird as it sounds, I totally missed grocery shopping so much when I lived at home. I do already miss my parents, and think they are probably the best roommates I have ever had. Here are some pics of my new room:
Here I am relaxing on my bed. I was preparing on Sunday to not labor on Labor day. Apparently this is my non-labor face:
Here is Amanda, my new roomate, relaxing on her bed. Nice! Work it girl.
Here is Amanda and me livin' it up. We are single and ready to mingle! We are very excited to live with our new roomates. I am very happy!

It is my favorite........

2008-08-26T13:19:00.000-07:00

Hi!

I am not dead. Just a very infrequent post-er! Life is good on the home front. Here are some updates from my life:
I went to France! It was my favorite :)

I got to go to work with Bridge of Love in Romania! It was my favorite :)
My hair was fuzzy! It was my favorite :)

I had my one year anniversary at the best job ever! It was my favorite :)
My awesome friends at work made me cake, and decorated my desk with crabs! It was my favorite :)

I found a picture that always makes me laugh! It was my favorite :)
So many fun things have been going on lately! It is my favorite :)

G.R.E. - AT!

2008-07-19T18:27:00.000-07:00

LET'S TOAST IT UP!

Hey!
I am alive, and I doing better than ever..... after taking the GRE!

I am debating going to grad school, and I decided that I needed to start taking steps in the right direction. Over the last 8 weeks I have been studying for the test; sometimes a little more diligently than others! I took this sweet class at the U that was on Saturday's from 9-1. The best part of the class was my stallion of a teacher who was from Miami. This picture is pretty much exactly like him:

He had slicked hair, always came with dark sunglasses, and wore the mock turtle necks like it was his religion! He would always come back from break with a raspy voice cause he had just come from smoking a cigar. Classy! He was a great teacher though and I feel like I learned a lot from his class.

Best moment from class: I love diet coke. It totally soothes me. So, of course I would bring one with me almost every class. Well, on one fateful Saturday I needed to get my dictionary out of my bag. So I bent over to get it and don't worry, I totally booted my diet coke over. I could have been lucky and had it just tip over with the lid on. NOPE! It spilled everywhere!! Our instructor was right in the middle of talking and out of pure reaction i yelled "SHOOT!" (luckily that is what I yelled!) and I ran out of class to get towels... 3 times. Yep, that much spilled that I had to go 3 times for towels. AHHH! It was super embarrassing- but hilarious.

Today was the day. I have been studying all week, and I knew I had to do it this morning. I got to the testing center, and the lady at the front desk was frantic! She was totally sweating and out of control. She looked at me and said really loudly "I forgot to take my medication that makes me not perspire!" hahaha! I about died. Then I had to fill out an application. No joke, this was the hardest part of my entire test. On the application I had to copy an entire section I had to hand write in CURSIVE!! As dumb as this sounds, this was SO hard for me. I really have not used it since about 5th grade. WOW! After that, it was smooth sailing. I got the test done and I AM SO HAPPY! I might take it again to improve my score, but I am glad I at least got the first time over with. YEAH! This is how I have felt since I am done:

PARTY!

Summertime and the livin' is easy.......

2008-06-15T19:42:00.000-07:00

Break to ya crib to change your clothes once more; cause your invited to a BBQ starting at 4.................

Oh man! I can't wait for it to officially be summer. Before it can be official, a few things need to happen:

I get the roast at the pool, just to point of severe pain

Go to the drive-inn

Listen at least 10 times to "Summertime" by the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff

So far, none of these happened. I did go to the pool, but I got no color! I love summer more than any other season. The best months of the year have to be June, July, August and September. Here are some of the fun things HAVE already happened that make me feel like summer is right around the corner:

1.BBQ! This pic is Amanda and I in our traditional BBQ outfits. These have shown up to quite a few- but yellow? Can't go wrong! We are also spooning in this picture. Normal :)

Thanks Chad and ash! That was really fun. Here is a fun pic of the T-ville ladies . >>>>>

2. LAGOON!
With my season passport to fun, Lagoon is going to be a number one destination for me this summer. With all of the trips on the sky-ride, I am sure to find some hotties! ( or just some new babysitting jobs!)

This week I got to go to Lagoon, not once- but twice! Barb and I kicked off the first attempt at Lagoon on Thursday night. On Friday, my company had Lagoon day and I got to take three of my nieces- the cute Cefalo ladies! I am so glad they came with me :)

With summer on its way.... here are some of the things I hope to do:

Taylorsville days (the best holiday ever!)
Go to the Drive Inn multiple times
Do some bon-fires in the canyon
Run a 5-k on July 19th for Draper days
Go swimming as much as possible!
Float the Provo River
Lava Hot Springs!
Go to Bear Lake
Get so tan, I might get mistaken for a semi-tan person
Sleep outside under the stars
Go to Wendover on the Fun Bus. ( see if it can be fun twice in a row !)
Have fun and laugh a lot! I LOVE SUMMER!
See how many yellow items of clothing I can buy
Have a "dirty dance" in support of Patrick Swayze's battle with cancer
Maybe have a six-month mini Gout shindig? What do you think?

Any additions!? Let's complete the summer list!

Hug me

2008-05-13T21:19:00.000-07:00

Awwww............. give me a hug!

Leg wrestle mania makes mom's happy

2008-05-11T19:13:00.001-07:00

Happy Mother's Day!
I am so grateful for my mom, and I love her so much! I am so glad we get to have a day to celebrate how amazing mom's are. Congrats to all the mom's I know!Here is a pic of my Mom and me with the biggest mother's day card known to man. Rumor is the bigger the card, the bigger the love :)

To celebrate mother's day- we had a smokin' BBQ at Buck palace. (AKA my house) Here are some highlights:

We had the whole fam over, including my newest family- the Cefalo's! So fun!
After dinner we:

Played lawn darts and horse shoes. This is Aaron my nephew with excellent form. The game got heated and the second picture shows an offical checking of distance to see who won. Great job Andra and Tony for winning!

Ash and I with our neices and Logan.
By far the best part of the night was the leg wrestling tournament! Here is a little history:
Ash and I used to leg wrestle all the time when we lived in Provo going to UVSC. We are pretty even match due to her extremely bendy legs. No fair! The tradition carried on to Logan, where many nights were spent drawing brackets in a full out leg wrestling tourny. Best ever! If anyone has ever seen a dead lock that has lasted over 30 seconds, you are a true leg-wrestler. I have been an intense competitor for years. But tonight could not have been funnier. After woopin Ash's trash, the whole family wanted in on the action!

This is a real bad angle of me, but I had to prove that I could cream her! Bring it!

The best (and by far the funniest!) match up of the night was my Dad and Chad. Being flexible is not a Buck trait, and at first they couldn't wrestle because they couldn't even lock legs!

When they did, this is what happened! Chad won, but Dad sure put up a good fight. SO funny! Here is a few other wrestling pics:

The newly Weds. Tony went a little too easy on her ;)

Aaron and Chelsie. Dead even match!

Cute Grandpa on the couch. He didn't do much wrestling, but said he had bets I could take him down in two seconds flat. WHAT A FUN DAY!

Arrest Me Officer!

2008-05-10T21:18:00.000-07:00

(This is an old pic of me getting searched for somethin!Thanks Mark!)

Over the last six months I have had a problem.... SHOPLIFTTING! Ok, let's get something straight. I am honest, chaste, and benevolant ( At least I think I am!) and I don't usually steal! But over the past half a year, I have shoplifted about 5 or 6 times. Here is the latest crime :

I stopped at Dan's grocery store this morning before my GRE class to get me some snacks. Nothing big, just a Dr. Pepper and some Chex Mix. I went to the cashier, and paid for my items then left. I got to school to open up my bag to 2 little boxes of tic tacs! Guess what? For sure had just stuck them in my purse and totally forgot to pay for them. AHHH! I don't know how this happens, and more imporant: how I don't get caught!
Now this may seem small, but I was totally sweatin' it that somebody had seen me and written down my license plates! Oh great. Here are just a few other occasions that I had been gettin' the five finger discout: (PS- after class I went back to Dan's and paid for them. The cashier laughed and told me I was very honest :)

At Walmart I was looking at eye shadow, got home and I had one in my pocket. Oops! I just took it back and put it on the shelf the next day
At the gas station by the U, I grabbed a drink was out the door before I realized that I hadn't paid. Luckily the cashier yelled something at me to make me remember.
The Maverick by Chad and Ashley's. I got all the way to my car, started and put it into reverse before I realized that I sure hadn't paid. This time, for some reason, ran back in at the speed of light and yelled " I didn't pay for my drink!" Only to scare the heebee-jeebee's out of the clerks becuase they thought I must have a had a gun. Nope, just a flighty blonde who was trying to be integritous!

I am steals-magee! I am dang lucky I haven't been caught! My plea is that if we are in a store together, please remind me to be a good girl and pay for things I have bought.

Shake it!

2008-04-28T21:24:00.000-07:00

So... I absolutely love dancing. I especially love it when people just don't care who is around. There is nothing more fun to me than breakin' it down.
Some of my very favorite groove songs are:
Rumpshaker
Vanilla Ice ( classic)
Apache
This is how we do it
Gigalo
Regulators!
Da Dip
Summertime
Intergalactic
Rock with you by Michael Jackson

I am sure there is tons more. I can't forget my favorite singer of all time growing up: Mariah Carey! She was the first CD I ever bought and I love it still. Michael Jackson always has something good too. Ah, the memories!

Here is one of my favorite videos of all time. I totally wish I could get the arm swing down that he does at the end! Boo ya! Plus, he is dancing to Apache- there has not been a single time in my life I have heard this song and not been totally pumped to the max. Go boy go!

What has T-buck been up to?

2008-04-27T20:16:00.000-07:00

Hey there!
Life is so good here in Taylorsville. I am way excited to start a blog! Here is just a brief update on what's been going on with me. Acutally I wanted to add a ton more things, but I totally can't figure out the whole picture thing very well! Jen and Barb, I might suck at the internet! Oh great. So here are 4 of the big things that have happened to me over the last year or so :

I graduated from Utah State in 2006 with my Bachelor's in Entrepreneurship. It was the bomb. I love Logan and Aggies! Go Aggies!!!

In 2007 I went to China as a mail-order bride. Haha, ok, I went to teach english. It was the bomb! I loved it. "What you eat make you so big!?" was a phrase I heard almost everyday. ha!

After China, I came home and got the best job as a trainer for O.C. Tanner. I seriously am SO lucky to work where I do. I get to talk and tell jokes all day long. I am thinking about taking my act on the road. Watch for tour dates :)

I got a new nephew Logan! He is such a cutie and I get so excited for him to come over. Oh ya, Ashley and Chad too :) I have a great family. I am so lucky!