filled with surprises

oh heyyy.

sorry guys, it's been crazy in the T & L home lately. our internet went out for a few days, we hosted a rockin' garage sale, re-organized out entire apartment, celebrated our anniversary and i got a concussion! fabulous!

i won't go into much detail but i hit my head pretty good and was taken to the emergency room, i was out of it for a while {like forgetting my coworkers names. that was weird}. but i'm feeling much better today, thanks to my adoring husband. travis got me onion rings. onion rings fix everything. 

that's basically all i want to say, i'll be working on more posts for later this week {including the last this time, last year and a belated anniversary post}
that's all for now, but i will leave you with this silly girl.

you're welcome.

happenings

+ photos one through three -my mediocre photography. it's fun snapping pictures, my favorites are of the Taylor Building (one) and the pink rose (three)+ moi, with the camera of said photography.{lace tank: F21 | cardi: thrifted | necklace: tilly's | jeans: some lady's garage}+ my first decorated cake! we had an amazing relief society activity, I am so proud that it didn't turn out looking like poo!+ my tan, blonde, blue-eyed husband got as x-box.
my tan, blonde, blue-eyed husband plays his x-box... which means he doesn't play with me. sometimes it's like one of those family sitcoms were the wife puts on a sexy red dress and struts around the living room while a baseball game is on. point. less. + my teeny weeny bowl of mac n cheese.i'm trying to cut down on my portion sizes, get healthy ya know?or all of the normal sized bowls were dirty. it's whatever.+ hello, this is me.& my bathroom sink.complete with bathroom sink stuff and dirty mirror spots. you're welcome?
peace & love lauren

lilacs on the window sill

i picked some lilacs while on a walk with travis a few weeks back.lilacs are the best smelling lovelies i've ever smelti wouldn't mind if our home smelled like lilacs for the rest of forever.heck, i wouldn't mind if the whole world smelled like lilacs for that long.but, some people might. lilac haters, and the like.you know how it is.
have a good smelling day!

i really don't know what day we're on.

scarf: thrifted | earrings: charolette russe | top: target | sweater: F21 | jeans: consignment | shoes: thrifted

i'm not sure what to say today. i got a letter from my brovs yesterday, and skipped around the apartment filled with glee before i remembered to read the thing. he's doing good, by the way. {smile}

i'm at school right now, typing away & facing the windows.

it's snowing. and makes me want to eat something made of gingerbread.

oh by the way, t & i leave for arizona & family & QT hot cocoa in 20 days.

and i cannot wait.

oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy.

peace & love

um. you might laugh.

t & i have a lot to be thankful for.

sometimes, we forget about those things.

but then we decide to ignore the snow outside, ignore our way-too-all-the-time jobs, when you  put too much salt in the terriyaki chicken, the fact that you don't have a puppy yet, ignore the little unhappy things that really don't matter at all. 

i have a lot of things to be thankful for. 

but, i was too busy having fun & cooking righteous stuffing to take pictures of what i'm grateful for, so i'll just share things with you from around the web.

first, this is one of my favorite families. ever. 

see the girl in the back?

the insanely hot one?

that's my best friend. i loves her. she got a new boy this week! 

yaya for her! 

her sister kate is the extremely imaginative photographer. check out here talent here.

a co-worker recently told me i look like this pup:

now, i could be insulted by this.
but i'm gonna go ahead and be grateful.
because, he looks lovable.
and i'm sure that's what my coworker was trying to say?

this is my little sis.

this is an old picca. she is all sorts of attractive now.
{not that she wasn't then. but, you know... it was junior high.}
anyway. she taught me how to make a penguin on facebook chat!
type in < ( * ) without the spaces.
it's a freakin miracle! also type :putnam:
i don't know who he is, but it's cool.
but don't try :oprah: :taylorswift: :jesus:
cause they don't work.

this is katie. i loves her too.

oh how i loves her.
she's funny. & going to BYUI. & an aspiring writer.
surprise! katie is me.
except that katie is tall. and has a rock goddess type bum.
anyway, read this post from katie. cause i laughed. a lot.

this is jill.

she is the single most interesting girl in the world.
i wrote an essay about her once.
yes, she's that fabulous.

anyway, jill is famous in a way. people just wish they could prescribe to her status updates. no big.
here's a few i thought i'd share.

I always want to be friends with the people that need shopping carts at the liquor store. I bet those people are fun.

Please stop telling me how poor you are via Facebook for iPhone

I know "Bambi" was just a movie, but I haven't seen his mom appear in any other roles and I'm worried.

Hostage or not, sometimes it's just nice to be held

"Always a bridesmaid, never a bride." (Wedding sniper with horrible aim.)

 Gone are the days when "slip into something more comfortable" didn't mean a Snuggie and Crocs.

I flirted with disaster.
One thing led to another and I think we're getting married

I think I might be the only person on earth who hasn't said a hoarder joke yet. I have a bunch, but I like to hang on to them

Beware a wolf in sheep's clothing? I say beware wolves in ANY clothing because if they can learn bespoke tailoring, our time has come

Hey, Mexicans. We were here fourth, so show a little respect

 

I'll say it again, if Taylor Swift put on black eyeliner and flushed her head in a toilet full of glitter she'd be Ke$ha

 

 Just heard a lady say to the mom of a 9 mo. old girl, "Your baby has a very grave, unusual face." JUST WHAT A MOM WANTS TO HEAR

 

 

I already lost my "I voted" sticker. It's ok though, I taped my iPhone to my shirt so people still know I'm better than them.

I'm starting to think campaign decisions were made with those foldy paper things little girls use to figure out which boys might like them.

I did my good deed for the day and gave a homeless man a house......an effing roundhouse.

"Chicken: the only thing you eat before it's alive and after it's dead"- dad

Scene: Dogs barking at UPS driver Him: All dogs hate me Me: Well, for what it's worth, I love you. Cue awkward silence. True story. <- Old status. Just happened again.

Only a prick says "Happy Birthday" without an exclamation point. If they're not yelling, they don't mean it.

 

 

 I'm glad they outlawed texting while driving. I can finally get some use out of this calligraphy set.

I put the 'toast' in 'toaster'. Then I take the 'toast' out of the 'toaster'.

My milkshake brings that one lactose intolerant kid to the yard, and he's like, "Meh"

yes, i know. i love some of the world's coolest people.

here's just a few people slash puppies i'm grateful for.

i hope you enjoyed!

don't shop too hard in the morning {wink}

peace & love

Day Dreams

What if peed my pants during class? Its happened before- way back in kindergarten. But I'm a big bad senior now.. what would happen if in the middle of class, I just peed my pants??
I think I would fake a diabetic attack.. or a cardiac arrest of sorts. No one expects you to control your waters when you're dying! That would probably lessen the embarrassment, everyone would be too preoccupied with calling 911 to even think about how you wet yourself. So once EMS has actually been called, my plan is to just play possum till they take you away.. you can explain to your parents later.
Haha the things I think about...!

Winter

The Pro's

• Colee comes home
• I get to play with friends from college
• I get to wear scarves and cute leggings
• Temple lights EVERY Sunday night without fail
• Oh, Christmas of course
• There always seems to be more chocolate floating around in the winter time
• I get to ding dong ditch every family in the ward with goodies!
• Muddie Buddies

The Con's

• Its ALWAYS cold!!
• I have to start carrying blankets in my car, since I have no heat.
• Because of all the shopping, the mall closes later, so I get off work later.
• Being a swimmer and being alive in the winter really don't go together.
• Christmas shopping. I love it, but I never know who to buy for and who not to buy for.
• I can't wear half of my wardrobe =/

Sweet Child O' Mine

by Guns N' Roses is one of the only songs that is just so kick ace it can keep me from leaving the car, just so I can hear the entire thing play on the radio. I love days like today. =)