Miss Kelsey Sampson

We're getting Married!!!

2010-05-09T16:32:00.001-05:00

You can follow all the wedding details here.... clarkwedding2010.blogspot.com

I DID IT....

2009-09-28T01:10:00.009-05:00

I finally graduated from hair school. After three very longs years I am done! I did think it's kind of funny they actually have a graduation for hair school, but it was fun to go and reflect back on mu experience. And best of all I got to graduate with my best friend Robyn! So now I just have been working in the salon and loving it... I couldn't enjoy my job more and I feel so blessed to being something I truly love! Thanks to my family and amazing boyfriend for coming and supporting me!

I'm Alive!

2009-07-26T02:12:00.012-05:00

Oh hey there... yes the answer is I still am alive... Barely!

Here's an update

1 days till I take my state boards (we all know how I do with test, let's remember how I did the first time I took my drive test to get my license hehe!) Wish me Luck!

4 days till I get to go see this cute guy (isn't he dreamy!)...

24 days till I'm done with school.... only took me THREE years! Figured since I've been there so long I might as well share some fun photos from my days at PMTS! I'm gonna miss school a lot, but most of all I'm going to miss getting to spend nights with my bestie Rob :(

So since I'll be done with school next month that also means I'll finally be able to start taking clients as my salon David Douglas so I better start seeing you soon for some fresh color or a sassy new cut!

Another Update?

2009-05-19T19:09:00.004-05:00

Oh yes another update... just what you all wanted! So I figured I'd fill ya'll in on what's been going on my life to save me sometime from repeating the story 50 times. About 3 weeks ago I started getting really bad headaches and getting really dizzy. I have had headaches since high school but never this bad. I had recently started some new medication and thought maybe it was a side affect from it. I called my doctor and he assured me it could not be from the medication. I decided to go with my gut feeling anyway and stop taking the medication. Well days went by and I still wasn't feeling any better. In fact things were just getting worse. I had to stop going to school because there was no way I was going to be able to stand and do hair for 5 hours without passing out. At this point I had been into my doctor twice and gotten some blood work done and an EKG. All the tests came back normal so my doctor honestly was at a lost to as what to do. Then about a week ago things all of a sudden seemed to be looking up and I started feeling better. Then on Friday things started looking down again. I had gone to work on Saturday and felt okay but not great. I had notice when I was sitting still my body would start swaying side to side. Kind of weird, but I really didn't think much of it. I headed up to my parents after work for a family get together and when I was there the symptoms just got worse. My Mom decided to take me to the hospital at that point. Thank goodness for small towns because I got in immediately. Once again the doctor was stumped. He thought it might of been some sort of anxiety issue, but my mom and I knew there was no way it could be... I'm as calm as a cucumber! So they end up admitting me for the night... which was a horrible experience all in it's own. Hospitals are no fun, I didn't even get ice cream or jello, come on! The next morning my family doctor came and saw me to see what the heck was going on. He was still a little stumped but decided I was safe to go home. Monday I had a MRI and then another appt with my doc... he decided it was time to put me on migraine medicine (hey I'll try anything). So now I've been on it for a day and haven't seen much change. Still haven't gotten my results from my MRI and the next step is meeting with a neurologist. So that's a little (haha) update on what's been going on in my life. Not very fun nor exciting... and I don't even have any fun pictures of my bruised up arms from all the iv's haha! But for now we just wait and pray the doctors come to some sort of conclusion. I appreciate all the love and prayers and am grateful to have so many loving people in my life! I'll promise to keep you al updated!

Prayer!

2009-05-15T01:59:00.001-05:00

Loved this talk . . . Made me think of you Dad since your office is basically an airplane!

Update!

2009-05-14T16:24:00.011-05:00

Since I'm stuck in bed sick today I figured I'd catch up a little bit on my blog. Jeremy and I got to go on a couple fun vacations before he had to rush away to Baltimore. We headed to Vegas for my 21st birthday and had so much fun. The weather was beautiful, and it was by far the best birthday ever! Then we headed to California for Easter! It was so fun getting to hang out with Jer's family and getting to know them! It was the perfect way to spend our last couple of days together before Jeremy left. I once again fell in love with California and was not excited to return to Provo. So now Jeremy is out in Baltimore for the summer, he'll be back around the 1st of September. It's been a little hard being away from each other, but thank goodness for web cams and unlimited cell phone minutes! I fly out to Baltimore next Thursday to help Annie move out there and of course see Jeremy! Here's lots of pictures... Enjoy!

My Love!

2009-04-06T22:58:00.005-05:00

Hello!.. I'm back! I seriously struggle with this whole blog thing. And plus it doesn't help when you let your sister borrow your camera, then you have no fun pictures to post! So since the last time I posted lots of fun things have been happening! First of all I have a wonderful new boyfriend! His name is Jeremy and he's my perfect match! My friend Anna set us up and we ended up hitting it off! He's from California... and served his mission in Brazil. He works for a summer sales company so he'll be leaving me for 4 months during the summer.. not really looking forward to that! But he's pretty much my other half and I couldn't be happier! The second exciting thing that has happen is that I celebrated my 21st birthday last weekend! Jeremy ended up surprising my with a trip to Vegas! I couldn't imagine a more fun way to celebrate your 21st birthday then a trip to Vegas! We had a blast and the weather was amazing! Jeremy still needs to upload the pictures from our trip and then I'll have to post them! So I hope that catches everyone up a little bit on what's been happening in my life! I'm off to California with Jer on Thursday to hang out with his family for Easter, so be looking forward to some more pictures!

Bad Luck!

2009-02-04T00:41:00.006-06:00

Seriously.. I have never had worse luck in my life! Get ready for a lot of venting, read at your own risk! I've always been a pretty positive person and always considered myself pretty lucky! But lately, oh my heck.. life just isn't going my way! It all started two months ago when I got into a car accident in the parking lot of my work. Yeah it really sucked but oh well.. shiZ happens! But oh wait maybe it wouldn't of been so bad if I hadn't gotten a ticket the next day for not making a complete stop at a stop light at 1 in the morning while going and getting a stupid burrito for my EX-Boyfriend! (don't even ask about the ex) Oh wait it gets better... did I mention that I had gotten in ticket in Moab a while back and was still dealing with all the court stuff with that. And part of my plea bargain was I couldn't get another ticket for a year.. whoops! Then last Wednesday I was taking my parents car to get it detailed before they got back into town since my DC (diet coke) decided to explode inside the car that morning. And I ended up gettin into a car accident with the car in front of me in the car wash. I'm not gonna lie.. this accident was definitely the attendants fault, but like the car wash was gonna admit that. Then today I realized that my 2000 dollar kit for school was MIA... then come to realize it had been stolen. Not to add the fact this in the second time this has happend to me while being in school. So needless to say I have been having some pretty bad luck... but I'm thinking things can only get better from here right!? ON the positive side, I have amazing parents who still love me after all I put them through. And I definitly have some amazing friends who always know how to make me laugh! But for those of you who have called or texted me lately and I haven't replied... I promise I still love you .. just been a little busy lately! Anywho.. I can't post without some pictures, so here are a few pictures from our salon's goodbye party for my dear friend Aubrey!

Why Hello!

2009-01-11T19:29:00.004-06:00

New year.. new goals. Goal number one, don't forget I have a blog. The week before Christmas my sister and I headed up to Seattle with the two little ones. Our parents met us up there a couple days later. Andrea and I almost died flying up to Seattle and are still working on trying to block the whole experience out of our minds. I'll save you from the details but let's just say we have never pleaded more with the Lord to let us live. Any who.. Seattle ended up having one of the worst snow storms they had seen in about 10 years. Needless to say we learned to love our hotel room since we spent most the vacation stuck inside it. It was a little depressing since this was my first visit back in almost 6 months and I didn't get to see anyone I had planned on due to the bad driving conditions. But we made the best of it and got to see our extended family which mattered the most. I got to go to dinner at the Columbia Tower while up in Seattle with my Pops. It was unreal... I couldn't believe how beautiful it was! We made it back to Utah just in time to spend our first Christmas here. It was probably one of the most laid back Christmases I can ever remember, it was perfect! Lots of snow.. I think we got something like 4 feet! New Years Eve ended up going about the same as Christmas.. laid back, nothing too crazy! As I look back at 2008 I can't believe how much has changed in my life, and now I'm even more excited to see what 2009 brings! Hope everyone had a great holiday and hopefully I'll be back in Seattle soon to see everyone!

The Trip From You Know Where....

2008-12-13T23:12:00.003-06:00

So I've been delaying posting about my recent trip to Cincinnati, just thinking about the trip makes me depressed. We flew out Monday morning and got to Cincinnati that evening. My father and I enjoyed a late dinner and then headed to bed to get rested before my big day. I had fully planned on exploring downtown Cincinnati while my Dad was in meetings for the day, and then going to the big Christmas party that evening. Little did I know all I was going to see of the town was this....

I ended waking up with the stomach flu putting a little damper on my day full of events. And to make things even better, I didn't even make it to the Christmas Party (the whole reason I'd flew out there) So that was my trip. Hopefully my trip to Seattle in a few days will go a little better :)

See ya!

2008-12-07T23:00:00.004-06:00

I'm of to Cincinnati to hang out with this lovely lady!.... Kristin Chenoweth!

AND . . . Only a little over a week and I'll be in Seattle, can't wait to see everyone!!!

Guess Who is 23!

2008-12-03T13:12:00.007-06:00

My best friend Robyn is turning 23 today, so of course I had to devote a post to her! Let me give you a little background on our friendship!

The truth is Robyn and I have only been friends a little over a year, but you'd never know that if you met us. When I took a leave from school to move to Chicago, Robyn started school and happen to become friends with all my friends when I was gone. When I got back I wasn't so sure about the "new girl" but quickly changed my mind when I realized she loved soccer just as much as me! Rob and I began to realize more and more we were perfect for each other, is a non lesbian way!

Robyn is seriously the one person in my life who understand my personality more than anyone else. She's crazy, I'm a little crazy, it all seems to work out! She's the type of friend that would do anything in the world for ya, no matter who she'd have to hurt! She's super tough, she's beat me up many times... I don't know why I ever try to beat her because I always know I'm gonna loose. One time Robyn made me meet her at the gym for a "quick" work out, I couldn't move for days. She kicked my butt so bad... I literally couldn't wash my hair for a week because I couldn't lift my arms that high! She's insane when it comes to working out, which I'm always very impressed by!

When we went to Vegas a couple of months ago she didn't even get mad when we'd get kicked out of casinos because of me being too young, she'd just laugh it off! Robyn is going to be an amazing Mother... she's already an amazing aunt. For a long time she would even watch all her sisters kids on the weekends and even at one time she wanted to adopt her nephew.

She is a freakin insane on the soccer field. This last year I got to play on her team for two seasons, finally got to see first hand what this girl can do! She can get that ball up the field quicker than anyone a know, she's amazing. Robyn is also an amazing wife to her dear husband Ryan. She's always talking about how in love she is with him and all the things she want to do for him! She even has this secret talent of somehow throwing away her husbands old stuff without him ever finding out :)

Oh did I mention Robyn is Canadian, could this get any better. I love Canada, and I best friend is Canadian, how lucky did I get! Or did I also mention I love Robyn so much I'm willing to go see Twilight on her birthday with her!

Any who, I love Rob and am so blessed to have a good friend like her in my life. I love you Rob and hope you have an amazing birthday!!! And don't be mad about all these beautiful pictures I posted hehe!

Love This...

2008-11-28T23:46:00.001-06:00

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hLjCBLWvFo

Just had to share this amazing video with you all!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-28T00:23:00.008-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving, hope everyone had a wonderful day! We made it through our first Thanksgiving here in Utah, a little weird not spending it in the Seattle rain but I think we adjusted quite well! So much to be thankful for, number one being that my family is now here in Utah making it much easier for all of us to be together this year! We even got the pleasure of having my cousin Jeni and her family join us for the afternoon. Last year I spent Thanksgiving flying home on a plane from Italy, eating pasta might I add, SO it was a nice change this year actually getting to enjoy Thanksgiving to the fullest!

Van, next football pro!

I guess Presley doesn't like olives

Pres with her favorite auntie

Pres with her cast :( Still happy as ever!

He really gets into the whole Rock Band thing

TAG

2008-11-16T23:27:00.004-06:00

I TAG ASH, ANNIE AND ROB.... any whoever read this :)

Not ranked in any particular order...

8 Things I am passionate about

Family
The Gospel
Traveling
My Career
Values
Learning
Love
Respect

8 Words/Phrases I use often

"drives me up the wall"
"oh my heck"
"you've gotta be kidding me"
"SHIZ"
" No Way"
"Anywho"
"K now tell me 5 positive things" - that's for you Rob!

8 Things I want to do before I die

Give Back, help people, make a difference
Be a Mom!
Get Married
Travel Lots
Be Financially Independent
Write a Book
Skydive!
Witness a Miracle!

8 Things I want or need

Ipod Touch
Kenmore Mixer
Kids! - Just Kidding, kinda
a 4door car
New Swimsuit
Patience
Improve my cooking skills

8 Things I have learned from the past

Never hold back
Find happiness in everything
Be thankful for what you have
Trust your instincts
Have no regrets
Love with all your heart
Live life to the fullest
Time is the greatest gift we are given

4 shows and 4 movies I love to watch,

The Weather Channel (so nerdy)
The Hills
Anything on HDTV
Greys

The Holiday
Dan in Real Life
Sweet Home Alabama
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

8 restaurants I love

Costa Vida
Ruth's Chris
Toshi's
Azteca
Dicks (it's a Seattle thing)
Portillos
Pf Changs
Scott's

Miss Kaylee Ellah!

2008-11-11T00:47:00.008-06:00

Kaylee is always saying the funniest things lately, must be something to do with the age! Sadly, she is also going through the stage where she tells me she doesn't like me anymore, which I have learned not to take personally. So last night I asked Kaylee if she loved me and she replied yes. I then asked her when she started loving me again, her reply "hmmm, Tuesday!" haha gotta love her!

Kaylee also has a new thing where she gives me a new toy to take home with me every time I leave the house. Usually some random animal that happens to be sitting around as I head out the door. Anyhow, yesterday my Dad and I were up in Kaylee's room playing with her and Pres. I had given back to her the random stuff animal I had to haul home from the previous visit and asked her what she wanted me to take home this time. She handed me a few things and I asked her if there was anything else, her reply "and my little sister" oh goodness! Oh how I love this little girl and am so grateful to be her aunt!

I Love My Sister...

2008-11-06T01:42:00.008-06:00

I love my sister for the fact she lets me chops off 4 inches of hair and dye it dark! Watch out Ash, you're next! Too bad we forgot to take a picture of what Annie's hair looked like before the big make over, but we did take a after shot! Thanks for being such a good sport sis, love you!!

Also had to add this beauty.... I'm expressing my feelings about the current parking situation at our school. It was cold, snowy and Riley and I had to walk a mile to her freakin car! I (aka my parents) pay how much to go to that darn school and we don't even get parking! K that's enough venting for one night! I've been SUPER busy planning the best dang secret bridal shower for this weekend... can't wait to post pictures!

(And people wonder why I'm single haha!)

Oh and one last thing.... did you know Nordstrom offers a concierge service with their highest credit card, you have got to be kidding me! And the half yearly sucked, what the heck! Wow I need a life!

Great Quote by Elder Maxwell....

2008-11-03T23:25:00.000-06:00

A 30-yr old quote that's so applicable to today . . . . .

"Make no mistake about it, brothers and sisters, in the months and years ahead, events are likely to require each member to decide whether or not he will follow the First Presidency. Members will find it more difficult to halt longer between two opinions. President Marion G. Romney said, many years ago, that he had 'never hesitated to follow the counsel of the Authorities of the Church even though it crossed my social, professional or political life.'

"This is hard doctrine, but it is particularly vital doctrine in a society which is becoming more wicked. In short, brothers and sisters, not being ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ includes not being ashamed of the prophets of Jesus Christ. . . . Your discipleship may see the time when such religious convictions are discounted. . . . This new irreligious imperialism seeks to disallow certain opinions simply because those opinions grow out of religious convictions.

"Resistance to abortion will be seen as primitive. Concern over the institution of the family will be viewed as untrendy and unenlightened.... Before the ultimate victory of the forces of righteousness, some skirmishes will be lost. Even in these, however, let us leave a record so that the choices are clear, letting others do as they will in the face of prophetic counsel. There will also be times, happily, when a minor defeat seems probable, but others will step forward, having been rallied to rightness by what we do. We will know the joy, on occasion, of having awakened a slumbering majority of the decent people of all races and creeds which was, till then, unconscious of itself. Jesus said that when the fig trees put forth their leaves, 'summer is nigh.' Thus warned that summer is upon us, let us not then complain of the heat." (Elder Neal A. Maxwell, BYU devotional address, Oct 10, 1978)

I'm Moving On...

2008-11-03T02:02:00.002-06:00

For those of you who I get the pleasure of doing the hair of... I thought I would inform you, I'm making the "big" move to Phase 2. What does this mean to my clients?... not a whole lot! But my prices will go up slightly up so therefore I recommend coming and getting your hair done one more time while I'm still in Phase 1! I hope to start working over in Phase 2 by the end of the month, so make your appointments soon! Can't wait to see ya'll!

I LOVE OPRAH!

2008-10-29T00:41:00.002-05:00

K I know many of you think Oprah is overrated but I for one would have to disagree. I'm not gonna lie though, her show has kinda gone down hill lately. I'm so sick of Dr. Oz! Anywho, today's show really touched me as it talked a lot about miracles! There was one family who touched me the most and I feel stronly I should share with you all the video of their story about their little miracle baby! So go grab some tissue and then watch this little video clip. Made me feel so blessed for the life I have been given. Have a great evening everyone!

Get Ready!

2008-10-05T01:14:00.008-05:00

Get ready for a picture overload! So I've been very busy lately, traveling lots! First I went on a girl's trip to Vegas and then we headed to Cali for a quick stop at Disneyland! It was so much fun to get away for the weekend and just hang out with the gals. Then the following weekend I headed back down to Vegas with my dear friend Robyn to the Mr. Olympian Competition. Robyn's husband and best friend are very into this whole body building thing so Rob drug me along so she'd have someone to do girl stuff with... shopping, sun bathing! Both trips were a blast and I'm having a hard time adjusting to the non-vacation living again. Also, I've been house sitting my parents new house this weekend! I am falling in love with Midway and dreaming of having a place of my own here someday! Now if I could just find a Mr. Right who is from Midway I'd be set!

Interesting...

2008-10-01T01:16:00.007-05:00

I stumbled across this documentary tonight, thought it was pretty interesting. It's pretty long, but if you get a chance watch a bit of it. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with this film but it sure does make you think. That's all for now...

The Today Show!

2008-09-10T02:04:00.005-05:00

The Nielson family was featured on the Today show a few days ago.. after watching their interview you might understand a little better about what is going on! Please keep them in your prayers. they still have a long way to come....

The Interview!

Tag.. You're It!

2008-09-10T01:27:00.002-05:00

A. ATTACHED OR SINGLE? SINGLE.... VERY single!
B. BEST FRIEND? Best Friend and only friend... Robyn, Just Kidding My sisters too of course!
C. CAKE OR PIE? Cake... Yum!
D. DAY OF THE WEEK? Friday!
E. ESSENTIAL ITEMS? Boys, Car, Internet, DIET COKE!, my family and of course.. People Magazine!
F. FAVORITE COLOR? Electric Green.. the color of my Bug!
G. GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS? Frozen gummy bears... so good! Try It!
H. HOMETOWN? Mill Creek, Washington!
I. INDULGENCE? Chocolate, bubble baths!, vacations!
J. JANUARY OR JULY? July, if for no other reason than the 4th of July!
K. KIDS? yes please, I'll have 5... or maybe just 4!
L. LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT? The Church
M. MARRIAGE DATE? hmm, I'd say June 1, 2028
N. NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS? 2 very beautiful sisters and 2 crazy brother's in law!
O. ORANGES OR APPLES? apples! I hate the texture of oranges
P. PHOBIAS OR FEARS? snakes.. I can't even look at a picture of one.
Q. QUOTE? Be deliriously happy, or at least leave yourself open to be. Love is passion, obsession-- someone you can't live without. I say fall 'head over heels'. Find someone you can love like crazy and who will love you the same way back. Run the risk. If you get hurt you'll come back. Because the truth is, there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love -- well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived. MeetJoeBlack
R. REASONS TO SMILE? sunshine, my family... especially my two nieces!
S. SUPERMAN OR WONDERWOMAN? Superman... what a hottie?
T. TAG 5 PEOPLE? Andrea, Ashley, Robyn, Heidi, and Sarah!
U. UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME? I have never once drink alcohol, I'm pretty proud of that!
V. VEGETABLES? hmm yeah about that, I don't eat them :(
W. WORST HABIT? not eating veggies hehe! And I critic every single persons hair, I can't stand it! Church is the worst when I sit and stair at the back of every one's heads for 3 hours!
X. X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND? NEITHER... last ultrasound I had didn't go to well
Y. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Costa Vida... and I am obsessed with vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries right now!

Nielson Family Update...

2008-09-03T00:25:00.002-05:00

They did a balloon launch for the family last week and here is a cute video someone did of it... hope you enjoy! Love You!

PLEASE READ!

2008-09-02T01:13:00.007-05:00

I had heard a few weeks back about a husband and wife from Arizona who were involved in a horrible plane crash. They both survived but unfortunately the pilot did not. The husband and wife now have a very long road of recovery ahead of them for they were both severely burned. Their hospital bills will most likely total over 1 million dollars. They also have 4 beautiful children who are being raised by family members for the time being. What a sad story this is.. but as I have read the blogs of their family members how grateful I am they are of the LDS faith and have that as their backbone as they go through this hard time. I hope you all take a little time to read their story and keep them in your prayers as this face the long road ahead of them. Love you all... have a glorious week! :)

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I'm Alive..

2008-08-28T00:26:00.007-05:00

I'm alive... barely! I've been busy helping my parents move into their beautiful new home here in Utah and also moving myself into my new condo! Lots of fun times for the Sampson's, but also super busy. Hopefully things will calm down a little and then I can get back to my totally random post! Love you all!

HELP!

2008-08-11T23:55:00.003-05:00

I am in need of all you cute, creative ladies help! Due to the sudden upgrade of bed size from my old condo to my new one I'm in need of new bedding! I got an amazing steal on a new down comforter at the Macy's home sale and now I am just in need of the PERFECT duvet cover to cover it! Seems simple enough, right? Not when it come to ME! I already have deep red curtains so I would prefer something that would match those so I don't have to buy new ones... but if I find a duvet cover that I am just in love with ... then screw the curtains! So let me know if you have any cute ideas... thanks ya'll! This post makes me laugh at how pathetic I am! :)

The Haps...

2008-08-10T18:03:00.016-05:00

I've been super busy lately keeping up with school and work and haven't had much time to post. I headed home to Seattle a few weeks ago to say bye to some friends and family before my parents move down here. It was a really fun trip but also pretty sad having to say good-bye. But I'm sure I'll be back visiting lots! Kaylee and I got to spend fun Auntie/niece bonding time together... we went to the Children's Museum and the beach! She is getting so old and it's fun taking her places and being able to have full conversations with her! Anywho... I tooks lots of pictures when I was home but I'll just share a few. If you want to see more look at my sisters blog... she loves posting pictures! :) Also.. I stole some pictures from my friend Rob that we took at school one night... I thought they were pretty cute so I had to share! I love going to Beauty school, it's like having a girls night everynight! I'll make sure to post lots of pictures after my parents big move in this weekend! Have a great week everyone!

Chewy, Irresistible Caramel Corn!!!

2008-08-10T17:35:00.007-05:00

This is my new favorite thing to make, oh my word it is so good and chewy! The best part... it's SUPER easy to make, Enjoy...

Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup popcorn
Directions
1. Pop the popcorn kernels and put into a greased large bowl.
2. Melt butter on medium heat in a medium size saucepan.
3. Turn heat down to low, and add brown sugar, stir until blended together well.
4. Making sure that the sugar does not burn turn the heat back up to medium, and add corn syrup. All the while stirring and making sure there is no sticking.
5. Add the salt and baking soda. This will make the sugar double in size be careful not to let it go over the sides of the pot.
6. Immediately pour onto popcorn.
7. Stir until the caramel has covered popcorn completely.
8. Transfer onto a cookie sheet with wax paper, and let cool.

The Dash

2008-07-21T00:00:00.008-05:00

The Dash

Linda Ellis

I read of a man who stood to speak

at the funeral of a friend.

He referred to the dates on her tombstone

from the beginning...to the end.

He noted that first came the date of her birth

and spoke of the following date with tears,

but he said what mattered most of all

was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time

that she spent alive on earth...

and now only those who loved her

know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own;

the cars....the house...the cash.

What matters is how we live and love

and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard...

are there things you'd like to change?

For you never know how much time is left

that can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough

to consider what's true and real,

and always try to understand

the way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,

and show appreciation more

and love the people in our lives

like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,

and more often wear a smile...

remembering that this special dash

might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy is being read

with your life's actions to rehash...

would you be proud of the things they

say about how you spend your dash?

In church today the topic in RS was on death... I found this poem after church today and it all just kind of went together. I loved it and wanted to share it with all of you! I don't mean for this to be a depressing post, just a little reminder to live our lives to the fullest and remember what matters most! I love you all and hope y'all have a wonderful week!

Heaven On Earth...

2008-07-18T00:50:00.006-05:00

Have you ever tried this bubble bath? It is simply amazing, can't get enough of it! And the best part is it's pretty cheap... so give it a try! The lotion is awesome too, I love the smell!

Also... I know I'm horrible about posting pictures of actual people, including me. So here is a pretty recent picture of my roommates and I. You gotta love the whole college roommate experience!

Oh and one more thing... the Nordstrom starts in 7 hours and I have been sitting here for the last hour debating if I am going to go fight with all the desperate housewife looking women at 7 AM or wait for the crowd to die down a little. I guess we will just have to see! Last year I went on opening day in Chicago and it was INSANE!... I seriously got beat up fighting for clothes... hopefully things won't be as bad this year!

Did you know...

2008-07-13T19:02:00.003-05:00

Did you know that your lunch meat could be causing your headaches... I've told many of my friends this and they all think it's a load of crap. So I did my research and just as I thought, I was right! Here's what I found....

Food additives -- Food preservatives (or additives) contained in certain foods can trigger headaches. Nitrates and nitrites are additives in:

Hot dogs
Ham
Sausage
Bacon
Lunch meats and deli-style meats
Pepperoni
Other cured or processed meats
Some heart medicines

These substances dilate blood vessels, causing headaches in some people.

So now you know... hope you feel a little more enlighten by this post!

It's About Time!...

2008-07-12T00:23:00.003-05:00

My parents finally sold their house in Washington and will moving down here August 15th! I'm so happy they will only be a 25 min drive away BUT I am going to miss Seattle SOOO much! I have lots to look forward to... Sunday dinners with the fam, spending lots of time with my cute nieces, finally having a place to escape from Provo every once in a while!

Also, I just got back from trying out this new yogurt place with my sister, it's called Yoasis. Good thing we tried a sample before we spent money on that nasty stuff. The lady told Ash most people don't like it their first time... or the next or even the next haha! So we went with the fatty Hogi Yogi ice cream instead! And just as a reminding to you all.. the Nordstrom sell starts in ONE week. I got my Nordstrom Sale Catalog in the mail yesterday, not too impressed... BUT I went and pay a visit to Nordy's today and chatted with some of the sales associates and they informed me there is gonna be lots of good stuff!

ONE LAST THING... I fly home to Washington on the 23rd to say my final good-byes :( so make sure, all you Washington readers, I get to see you!

Oh and just one more little thing...

MY soccer team made the paper! I'm working on getting the article online so you can all read it! It's a pretty big deal, considering the fact they didn't even get my last name right... urr someone is gonna die, JUST KIDDING! Any who, just had to share my 5 mins of fame!

IT'S COMING!!!

2008-07-07T15:45:00.003-05:00

Only 10 more days till the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale... just wanted to remind you all!

I love Target...

2008-07-07T15:35:00.004-05:00

Can I just tell you how much I LOVE target. I spend many hours there just wondering and dreaming of everything I will decorate my house with one day! But they other night Court and I ran to target before our movie started and I fell in love with these wedges and I just had to have them of course! But they had every other size except mine, ahh! So I took the cute little shoe up to customer service and asked if they would check to see if any other store had them! It must of been my lucky day because they had two pairs in my size at the American Fork location. But when I gave them a call today they said that they were gone :( what are the chances. So I jumped online just to see if they had them by chance, and they did! I am soon to be the proud owner of these cute little babies... and only 16 dollars, what a bargin!

A Quick Laugh Before Bed...

2008-07-01T01:14:00.009-05:00

Those of you who live in the Provo area will most likely find this story a little more funny than those of you who don't.

So where I live every condo has there own assigned parking spots that are clearly marked with a number and there are many signs around that state "do not park in mark parking spots." Often people like to ignore the signs and park in your spots anyways. Hopefully after some people have heard my story they will have learned their lesson! So now to the story...

A couple of Saturdays ago my roommate Kim and I were sitting home on a Saturday night (surprise, surprise) when we got a knock on the door. It was the girl who lived below us asking is we knew the owner of the car who parked in her spot. We had no clue, but being the nice girl I am I decided to help her investigate. After knocking on a few doors and no body knowing who the car belonged to, we decided to give good ol' University Towing a call. Since it was a Saturday night in P-Town they were very busy and told us basically there was nothing they could do for us right then. So being the problem solver I am I told Brie (the girl who lives below me) to go get her car and park it right behind the car parked in her spot and leave a nice 'hate' note saying that if they wanted her to move her car they would have to come to her condo. So Brie went back to her place and I went back to mine thinking the problem was pretty much solved and I could now go to bed. I got all ready for bed and right before I got into bed I looked out the window to see how the situation was going. Much to my surprise the "owner" of the car had returned to see what we had done! But instead of him just simply knocking on Brie's door and having her move her car he decided to take things into his own hands. I ran and got Kim and we watched out the window patiently awaiting his next move. HE got into his car and started it, what was he going to do next? He was two options, 1-back into Brie's car and cause an even bigger problem or 2- try to attempt the impossible and jump the hill in front of him. Well Mr. Smarty Pants decided to choose options number Dos. When I had saw what he decided to do I grabbed Kim and ran down stairs to inform Brie. We watched out the window while the driver of a "FORD TAURUS" tried to climb a hill much bigger than his little junker could handle. Well to his surprise he got STUCK (who would of thought) We watched and watched as he try to get himself out of this situation. NO LUCK... poor guy. So we decided to go give him a hand, and by this time we had gathered quit the crowd, this is Provo after all and not much goes on around here! So to cut this very long story short, he ended up having to call the tow company to come get him unstuck which cost him a lovely 60 dollars. The best part of the story is Brie had made out with the driver before ( hmm awkward ) and it wasn't even his car, he was moving it for his friend. And till this day his friend still doesn't know a thing about what happened hahaha! And don't you even worry, I sure did take pictures, which I'm sure made the guy feel even better about the whole situation!

Enjoy...

Where Has the Time Gone!?

2008-06-28T20:41:00.008-05:00

Well aren't I just the best blogger ever, NOT! Gosh, I am so not good at keeping up on this darn thing. Well it is my official first summer here in Utah and so far it's off to a great start! I spend most my days at the water park that is convenitly located across the street from my condo! I've also started to go on a lot more hikes and enjoy the great outdoors here in Zion! I headed down to Cabo a few weeks ago with my Parents, my aunt and my parent's good friends, the Rhodes! It felt so good to escape from Utah and head down to the hot Mexican sun! My camera broke on the second day we were there so I don't have too many pictures. My aunt took a bunch and should be emailing me soon, hopefully! Oh and I almost forgot!... I started playing soccer again with some friends from school! So far we haven't lost one game, our team is amazing! It is so fun to back playing my favorite sport of all. Here are some picture from when my aunt and I went zipling in Mexico, which was one of the scariest things I have ever done, but so worth it!

And here are some pictures of the resort where are timeshare is at...

Viva Las Vegas!!!

2008-05-05T03:24:00.004-05:00

I'm off to Vegas tomorrow for 5 days and I can hardly wait to soak up all the sun! I'll make sure to take lots of pictures for your viewing pleasure!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful Cinco de Mayo!

Good-Bye My Sweet Love!

2008-04-18T15:09:00.008-05:00

Courtney (my roomate) and I have decided to give up sweets for the week in hope to jump start our bodies for the wonderful swinsuit season ahead. If one of us cheats or doesn't follow through then they have to do that others laundry. So wish me luck... I'm gonna need it!

P.S. I'm feeling a millions times better, and my throat feels great... thanks to good drugs!

Update...

2008-04-13T22:46:00.002-05:00

I haven't posted forever, mostly because nothing too exciting has been going on in my life, that is until last night. For the last week I have been sicker than a dog with a horrible sore throat and instead of getting better it seemed to be just getting worse :( So finally last night my beautiful sister took me to the Urgent Care... and surprise, surprise I have STREP. I was actually pretty happy when the doctor told me because that ment he could actually give me something to help get me better! But I'm sad to say I have been on the antibiotics for 24 hrs now and I'm not feeling any better... so I'll just have to give it a few more days! Anywho... that's what's going on in my exciting life. I do leave me Mexico in one month, so that gives me something to look forward to!!!

Home Sweet Home

2008-03-26T11:31:00.004-05:00

I fly home in less than 5 hours... I can hardly wait!

New Job!

2008-03-11T16:08:00.007-05:00

I've made some changes in my life this last month. Number one... I quit both my jobs! And boy did it feel amazing to quit! No more getting up at the butt crack of dawn to open some freakin ice arena. And no more getting yelled at on the phone everyday! And number two, which you might of already guessed from the changes to my blog... I am SINGLE... yepp that's right SINGLE. So I guess this is my plead to you as the readers to find me some hot new guys to date! I know all of you got some cute, nice, sweet, RM's out there for me! Wow, I sound desperate... but I'm not... I swear :) Anywho, enough about that! I did find a new perfect job for me though! I'm working at the David Douglas Salon in the Riverwoods. I love LOVE love this job, right up my alley! It's also perfect because it puts my foot in the door for when I graduate and need to find a place to work as a stylist. So that's all for now, I've been really busy these last couple of days taking care of my poor roomate who had to get all 4 wisdom teeth out, OUCH! She's been pretty sick, which makes me so grateful I don't have any wisdom teeth!

I'm Back!

2008-02-16T18:33:00.004-06:00

Hello World! I'm back and better than ever! I have missed blogging and I'm ready to get back into it! I'm slowly making some changes but I still lack many skills in the blogging area, so be paitent! So for all you who have been waiting for a update here ya go! I'm currently working two jobs, yes I said TWO! I work three EARLY mornings a week at the local ice arena doing all their computer input and reservations! I love it because I don't have to deal with a lot of people since no one is ever there at 5:30 in the mornin except a few skaters. On the other hand, waking up at the butt crack of dawn gets hard sometimes! Then for my other job I work a call center. I honestly never thought I would find myself working at a call center, but it's not so bad! But I sure do get yelled at a lot by angery customers :( And then I'm still attending Paul Mitchell at night! I'm almost half way done with school and am starting to feel like I'm actually a real stylist! I've also started ice skating lessons every Saturday! That has been something really fun and new in my life! I never thought at 19 I would be taking skating lesson, but I love it! I guess that is all for now! I'll try to post some pictures soon! Hope everyone is doing well!