Change can be VERY good.

Spring Semester is 4 weeks in and it is absolutely killing me! I am taking Drafting, Digital Imaging, World Art, and Marketing and Brand Development. I can honestly say Drafting is one of the hardest things I have every done in my life. It is completely learning how to draw out blue prints. Seriously? I am not an architect nor a interior designer, I have to say it is one of the pointless classes I will be taking at FIDM. Digital Imaging definitely isn't one of my favorite classes either. I swear I am not an idiot when it comes to computers but Adobe Illustrator is damn hard. My other 2 classes are just classes, not too hard, just lots of work. However it is getting pretty hard to go to class in all this nice weather, 85 degrees here in LA! I don't know how on earth I am gonna get through Summer Semester. It will definitely be a MAJOR challenge.

The best news I am bringing is that I got a new job at Nordstrom! (Hopefully this becomes permanent!) Today was my 3rd day and I couldn't be happier! I can't believe how much I have been enjoying it and how fast time goes! At my past jobs, (even Abercrombie with all my best friends) I would watch the clock minute by minute to see when I would get off. I seriously do not look at the clock and I am off work within 1 hour it seems! There is always something to do, something to try on, or something to sell! Everyone in the company has been so nice welcoming me and giving me advice! I also love the thought of following in my mother's footsteps! I know she is proud of me which makes me feel amazing :)

As much as I love love love love love working at Nordstrom, I miss Kitson uh-lot! I miss my friends there SO much! That was definitely the hard part of leaving, along with my amazing discount ;) I hope that I get to stay close to them as I continue living in LA because I really feel close to all of them!

Besides work and school, last week my whole life revolved around The Royal Wedding. I am SO completely OBSESSED with Kate Middleton. I think it is so cool that my mom's style icon one of her fave celebrities was Princess Diana as with me Kate Middleton. It is so weird how time passes and what happens. The wedding was so so incredible annnnnnd, THE DRESS! I was a little worried that Kate would do something either
1. Too Simple. Considering she is a commoner, and very very simple as well as a minimalist (not like it's a bad thing)
OR 2. Something a little too Modern, like she was trying too different.
I am SO happy I was wrong. She went with something so classic and beautiful by Sarah Burton, and like I had hoped she wore The Queen's Cartier Tiara :) People can hate, or wonder why the heck people even care about The Royal Wedding when it is such a big deal! Rather than it is a Real-Life-Fairytale, with a prince and a princess. It is such a big part of history. It shows that The Church of England is still the Longest Running Monarchy and how amazing tradition can be. I'm a little obsessed :)



Sorry I have been such a bad blogger!

You go girl friend.

This may sound like an extremely random post, but I would like to pay tribute to Jennifer Hudson.



I am sorry but this girl looks freaking UH-MAZING. Seriously every time I see a picture of her she has lost about 20 more pounds! I thought she couldn't get more fabulous but every time I see a picture of her she proves me wrong. I would really love to get in touch with her trainer. The End.

Blame it on the...

Guess I can't blame it on the alcohol since I don't consider myself an alcoholic.

I haven't blogged in FOREVER! So so sorry, but work and school is keeping me busy! I just finished up my second quarter at FIDM. It is going by so so fast! I start my next quarter on April 11th, and I am going to continue school through the summer! If all goes to plan I will be finished with school by March of 2012! WOW that sounds really weird.

Now, not to sound like those annoying girlfriends of people who go on their missions... but one of my best friend's in the whole wide world (not boyfriend) left on his mission last week. I flew into Salt Lake just for his farewell. It was so so awful saying goodbye because I talk to Jacob everyday! I just sent my first letter yesterday to him in the MTC. Guess I am going be spending a lot of money on postage stamps...

Today I drove down to Scottsdale to visit me Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins. My cousins had NO idea I was coming so it was a BIG surprise for them! I am not going to be ready to go back to Los Angeles on Saturday. I am absolutely loving it here in Scottsdale, it is such a good balance between Utah and California. I am seriously considering moving here when I graduate FIDM.

I would also like to pay tribute to Elizabeth Taylor who passed away today. She was such a beautiful person inside and out, as well as such a major fashion influence! R.I.P.





I PROMISE to be a better blogger!

True Love.

If you didn't know already, I have had major Bieber Fever since he came out in 2009. But I am full on in love now. <3

Uno, Dos, Tres

We did it again. Bountiful Mandonelles 3-Peat at State!
The girls finished off with a PERFECT season (absolutely no 2nd places) and it couldn't have been more deserved. There were definitely some flaws yesterday at state but hey, when was the last time we won state without them right? I am so proud to be a Mandonelle (I will not call myself alumni, I sound too old.) and to have amazing coaches and a group of sisters I will have forever. I can't believe how blessed I am to have had a coach like Jan and Ricci, and to be on a team with Mal Marsh. Each of them have made me a better person and better dancer. Even all the new girls this year I absolutely adore and consider them drill sisters. I couldn't have been more happy with the way things turned out and I am proud of EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM! As for the rest of 4A, the others were definitely jealous ;)

I was also EXTREMELY pleased with Bingham's back-to-back state title and thought their placement was PERFECT, the judges couldn't have gotten it more correct.

A big shout out to Hillcrest's Military, Cottonwood's Kick, Kearn's Military, and most of all Bingham's dance.

*More pictures coming soon :)

2011... what?

Alright if you haven't already noticed I am so over my 31 day challenge. typical. But I have also been WAY too busy to think about blogging! After going to my dads house I was at my moms, it was so so great! I got to catch up with all my friends, and I had a GREAT new years! I had to say some goodbye's to some boys leaving on their mission.... not fun :( I immediately cheered up when my mama came back to Los Angeles with me! We spent the WHOLE week decorating my new apartment! It looks so so darling, and I think I am finally feeling at home here in LA. I am so happy to have such a good roommate and best friend down here, Amanda Tirador. We get along so well and I know I would die without her here! Tonight we spent a countless amount of time laughing about some stupid YouTube video. I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard.

Well I know I have rambled on but just catching up for the past 2 weeks :) I will definitely try to post pictures of my apartment this week :)

P.S. Anyone noticed the blog change? I am not too excited about it.

Love.

Day 9-A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

My Mama.

Need I say more?

Ali-Jandro and Katelyn and Kellie

Day 8-A picture of something that makes you laugh.

Katelyn Murdock and Ali Lloyd

Katelyn, Ali and I have a habit of making up car dances, and then we always take it a little too far. If you see some weird girls driving around with masks on, or scarves around their heads; It is definitely the 3 of us. I am so so happy I have two great friends that I can act like I am 12 years old with. Like seriously who does this? I basically almost died laughing when we did this this summer.

Classy AND Fabulous

Day 7-A picture of your most treasured item.

My Vintage Chanel Earrings.

These are my moms and she has had them ever since I was little. I always always would look at them and thought how gorgeous they were but they were clip-ons (they were from the 80's). My mom never wore them so I asked if I could get them made into real earrings. I love wearing them because I always think of my mama :) Plus it makes me think of how stylish she was!

BUH-Nanas.

Day 6-A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

I DIE

Without question, Rachel Zoe.

Words do not express how much I love the way she dresses. Like honestly? I wish I could be her for the REST of my life, not just a day. Ultimate dream job is just being her assistant. If you haven't noticed, when they do the best gowns of the year, Rachel Zoe's clients are ALWAYS in the top 10. I am so hoping I run into her in Los Angeles just to tell her how amazing she is! annnnnd to tell her I am BUH-NANAS about her faux fur line she just came out with.

2 State Rings.

Day 5- A picture of your favorite memory.

Well obviously I had to pick two :)

Without doubt the best memory/feeling in the world. I am so blessed to have had such a great experience in my life. This is something I will tell my kids and grandkids about. There is definitely no better feeling than having them call your name as STATE CHAMPIONS and to be able to sing "We Are The Champions" right after. I will always always cherish these two moments and remember what this felt like. Plus I have two state rings to prove it!

*Hope everyone has a fabulous Christmas Eve and Christmas morning tomorrow :) I hope Santa brings you all the gifts you asked for!

Fogo De Chao

Day 4: A picture of your night.

3 words. Fogo De Chao. I had never even heard of it until my stepmom insisted we go there because it was "that" amazing. I am definitely not into Brazilian Steakhouses because I'm not a meat eater. So basically we never go. Wellllll tonight my family (dad, step-mom, little bro, little sis) and my step-mom's parents went to downtown San Antonio for dinner at Fogo De Chao. So first you start with a salad bar (which was all I got because like I said not a meat eater). This salad bar is the most incredible thing I have ever seen. It is more italian meats and cheeses than salad. They have fresh mozzarella the size of a tennis ball! Oh my so so good. When everyone's meat came out I enjoyed my salad and the sides. Caramelized Bananas, Deep Fried Polenta, Home-Made Rolls, and Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Basically I am home now and I feel like I am going to throw up from eating too much prosciutto and mozzarella. After we drove through downtown to see all the lights on the river walk! Can't wait for Christmas Eve tomorrow!!!

*Above is a picture of my little brother getting his favorite, Filet Mignon.

I'm a diehard gleek

Day 3: A picture of the cast from you favorite TV show.

GLEE. This is seriously the greatest TV show. My favorite Jacob Cardinal got me hooked on it and I have been watching since the beginning :) Ask anyone, I have never been or never will be a singer but I can tell you that Lea Michelle has the best voice in the world. My mom, who never watches an ounce of TV besides intervention and murder mystery shows, LOVES Glee too. The funniest part of this show is watching Sue Sylvester, I am 100% positive she is a character made after my amazing coach Jan Whittaker. Oh yeah Finn and Puck aren't too bad to look at either ;)

All I can say is..... FINNCHEL FOREVER

Day 2

Day 2: A picture of you and the person you have been close with the longest.

Oh my goodnesss Mia Brianna Bell Frimann-Dahl. My 13 year old cousin and I are basically sisters. Her own mom (my aunt/dad's sister) is my godmother and my 2nd mom so obviously we are close. Right when our auntie Cari died all I wanted to do was sit with Mia and cry with her, all I wanted was my Mia. We have traveled the world together and even when she lived in London we were as close as we are now. I have loved watching her grow up and it was so hard to think my sweet baby cousin turned 13 this year. I know she looks up to me as I do to her. After all, everyone knows we are the "perfect" children in our family! It's true ask anyone ;)

31 Day Challenge

I stole this from someone making an album of it on facebook! So I thought I would put it on my blog :) Maybe I can actually stick to it and follow through... here we go.

Day 1: A picture of you with 15 facts.

1. I have the 4 most amazing brothers/sisters that I could ever ask for. 2. I truly am in LOVE with Justin Bieber. 3. I miss Utah more than I thought. 4. I would die without my iPhone. 5. I hate waking up and doing my hair. 6. My natural hair color is dark brown. 7. Shopping never gets old. 8. I wish my dad would move back to Phoenix. 9. I so wish I could be on drill for the rest of my life. 10. I dream in color. 11. Give me a Diet Dr. Pepper and I will be instantly happy. 12. Biggest Utah Jazz fan. 13. I absolutely love working (when I like my job) 14. I really do want every Chanel bag ever made. 15. My mom is truthfully my best friend in the entire world :)

Where are my apples!?

Isn't my baby sister DARLING?

She is basically a Kellie Anne-In-Training.

Every year she gets more and more fun. Today she was looking at a magazine and told me she didn't like the girl in it because "she wasn't setsy" My heart seriously melts every time she want's to hold my hand or gives me a big giant hug! I love having a mini-me walking around. Oh and yesterday she spilled the beans on a bunch of my Christmas presents. She definitely comes in handy :)

The girl who keeps us going...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA ADACHI!!!

Think no one cares about you...? Feeling down and no one cares...?
Well you are WRONG

LISA ADACHI CARES! But seriously. Without fail this girl will comment on a blog or facebook status when something is up. Good or Bad. We all love having a little Lisa in our lives... :) happy birthday cute girl!


Also I very very happy birthday to my gorgeous best friend Ali Lloyd (yesterday) I am so happy I have her in my life and to be able to call her one of my best friends! Love you!

1 Year Ago...

Isn't it weird how time goes by so fast?

1 year ago today was the worst day of my life. Drill was the only thing keeping me through high school. I dreaded going every day but knew how it was worth it only because of drill. It was my senior year and I was vice president.

We were doing kick on pointe which was a huge rumor in the drill world, I couldn't wait to show off this incredible routine because I was so proud of it and myself for the hard work. 3 Days before our first invitational of the year I had noticed how much my foot hurt. As soon as I put on my pointe shoe and warmed up my feet, my right foot was bulging out of my pointe shoe. I remember we did pointe a uncountable amount of times that day, Jan always kept it to a minimum for our safety. My foot was so so bad and I could barely walk, but at the same time was trying to do kicks on full pointe. I went upstairs and decided to run my solo once, knowing it was going to hurt anyways. I got half way through when I heard my foot crack and I just fell. I knew my foot was broken and I knew I was done. I couldn't admit it to myself.

I drove myself home bawling the whole entire way, I couldn't understand why this had happened to me. As soon as I got home I entered complete denial, I thought my foot was fine (blue and the size of a football) I convinced myself there was no need for a doctor but my mom was home and told me it needed to be checked out without a question. I got x-rays and with a matter of 5 minutes the doctor came in. Dr. Richard's has helped me be able to dance through all of my knee problems, he helped me get ready for my senior year of dancing after my surgery. Dr. Richard's came into the room and almost started to cry. All he said was "It's Broken" I rolled over on the bed and just closed my eyes wishing I could wake up. There is no way this could happen to me, why why why? How, I was fine a week ago, the day before I was doing things with no pain why? That is the only thing I could think of.

The next morning we reset everything at drill. The worst part was waking up in the morning thinking everything was a nightmare. nope. I was at for the whole season. The year I had been waiting for, the most amazing routines, costumes, and choreography was taken from me. I cried for months every single day, even after state. It still hurts me today thinking about it and brings tears to my eyes. I know I will always think what if and why which is why I wanted to write a blog about this. I want to revisit the past so I know that things like this will happen only to make me a stronger and better person. I wish that it could have never happened and that I could have just been healthy but it's life. No one gets everything they want.

$$$L-O-V-E$$$

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GO RED... AND BLUE

While reading all your posts about The Holy War. I am proud to say I am a fan of neither.

No I am not a Utah State Fan.

I am an Arizona Wildcat Fan :)

I was born in Tucson Arizona, home of the wildcats. My dad and his family is about as diehard as you can get. I am talking Brian Johnson/Max Hall Status. My little brother wakes about at 5 AM to watch sports center in the morning before he goes to school, now thats some serious dedication. For one of our rivalry games, I dressed in ASU colors, my dad would not talked to me the whole way there and walked 10 feet ahead of me at the tailgate. 5 Minutes before the game started I told me dad...

"Welllllllll..... you could buy me all new U of A clothes."

113.00 later in the UofA fan store...

So while all of you had your "Holy War" this saturday, I can't wait for Thursday night at 6:00PM for...

DUEL IN THE DESERT

Favorite part of the Rivalry is exchanging words in the fight song from "Hit em hard let em know whose who" to "KICK THE SHIT OUT OF ASU!"

Bear Down Arizona.