What's Been Happening Lately!

My girlfriends and I went to the Backstreet Boys concert. It was AMAZING!

I went to Lagoon with my mom, my sister, and my niece and nephew, Ella and Seth.
This picture was on the mini swinging ship for youngins. Seth was not sure if he liked it or not.

The carousel was money. Everyone loved it.
All in all, it was a fantastic day.

Chad and I set our friend up on a blind double date. We went to a driving range, played mini golf, got subway, watched Real Salt Lake fireworks on a blanket, and ended the night with a movie at our place.

AND... Things worked out really well for our friend. Great match! :) Call me Chelsea the match maker.

Chad and I have been spending a lot of time swimming at my grandma's house. What a hot pool boy eh? I think so.

Chad and I babysat 3 little ANGELS! Our friends Miss and Jeff throw different races in Provo County and I get to babysit their children (minus the new baby boy) when the races go down! This picture was taken after an exciting day of running through sprinklers.

Chad is such a big help. We watched Ratatouille while Chad modeled my headbands. Don't forget the popcorn.

And THAT, my friends, is what's been happening lately.

OUR TURTLE!

Chad's brother, Sean got a turtle last week. Chad instantly wanted one of his own. However, I did not want a huge tank in the middle of our house so I politely turned him down. When we heard of little turtles, I warmed up to the idea. When I came home from work the next day, I was welcomed by a little turtle and a very happy Chad. We decided on the name Violet but the next day Chad wanted to change her name to, Shelly. We have yet to come to an agreement so... We will let you decide. Let us know what you think.

P.S. Here she is.

Summer To Do List!

I was once told that a goal is not a goal unless you write it down. So here's me writing it down. Now you guys (if anyone really reads this) can all hold me to it when summer is done. These are in no particular order.

1. Go camping. At least once. I've never been a big camper, being the youngest of 3 girls. Chad on the other hand is. I'm getting new mind set of what camping is and honestly I'm getting pretty excited. I even want to fish. That is a big step for me.

2. Go to Arches and Mesa Verde with Chad and my parents. My dad has wanted to go there forever and I've never been. Chad couldn't believe it.

3. Sew! I have a lot of projects planned including, a quilt, skirt, and several backpacks and purses, and some great throw pillows.


4. Read at least 3 books a month. On my list is a book called, Princess Academy, (my El. Ed. classmates told me I need to read it.) The Life of Pi, and The Help. I'm always open to new suggestions.

5. Get running shoes and consistently run. I have a love/hate relationship with running. I love the way it makes me feel after running, and I love the way it makes my legs look. But I HATE the feeling when I'm running.


6. Refinish my dresser and my lamps. I've been waiting til summer to finally get our bedroom to match.

7. Get my cards for card group finished earlier than the day before card group. For those of you who don't know, I'm in a card group. My mom is too. Each month we make 12 of the same cards and then exchange them and take home 12 different cards. :) It's crazy fun, especially with my mom. However, we always seem to be working like mad to finish our cards the night before they are due. At least for the summer, I will be early. Hey- I already have the next two cards brainstormed. :)
8. Use a new recipe once a week. For our wedding, Chad and I got some great cook books. I set this goal the first month we were married and have been pretty flaky with keeping it. SO, here it goes! If anyone has any quick and easy recipes that'd be greatly appreciated. :)


9. Finally- I want to keep a regular journal. Regular meaning at least once a week. I made a cute journal a few months back and I've used it a bunch, but I want to really keep track of what and how I'm doing.

I think these 9 goals will be more than enough to keep me busy. Ready, set, GO!

Status: Reading

Ok, So remember that one time I was all, "I'm going to be so good at blogging regularly."..? Well, then finals came and thwarted my plan, as well as a trip to California. And also, a new love got in the way..... reading.
I took a Children's Literature class last semester and honestly, It was the best class I have ever taken. Not only did it help me with my future career of teaching, but also it really did wonders for me now. It has sparked a love of reading. I've always been weird about reading. My mom is a total book worm and literally has a library in her house. I knew reading was supposed to be fun but with the approach of my teachers and the idea of reading to be only be tested on a book dragged that interest to it's grave.
One of the ideas my teacher gave to inspire reading was to introduce new book titles every day to spark interest. So, it may not be everyday, but here's a couple to get you interested....



If you have not hear of The Hunger Games, you are in for a serious treat. This book really sucked me in. Not only did I read the 300 and something pages in no time flat but I read the sequel (Catching Fire) which I thought was possibly better than the first. For all of you who have read it, surprise! a third one is on its way in August. I wont tell you much about it because it's better to go into this book with no background knowledge.
If this post doesn't persuade you, listen to this. I told my friend, Ashton, my mom and my sister about it and they've already finished it. And recommended to others who have now read it. So hopefully that will help.



Another I recently read that was really really interesting was called, The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams. It's about a 13 year old girl who lives in a polygamist commune who is directed by the prophet to marry her 60 year old uncle. This book is definitely not fluff reading but it is very intense and a great read. I also learned a lot about the polygamist culture. I was almost late for work last week because I HAD to finish the ending. Extremely intense. Anyways...

HAPPY READING!

What a Night!

Last night, Chad's family went to Pirate Island to celebrate his nephews, Connor and Aidan's birthdays. It was so much fun. It was Chad's family's first time there and they all loved it. It was like Disneyland away from California. We ordered the "cracken" a ginormous pizza that is about 2 feet across! Needless to say, it fed all 11 of us. :) After dinner we all had fun playing at the "arrrr-cade". I played deal or no deal and my case was worth a wopping 8 tickets! Remind me to NEVER be on that show.

Aren't these the cutest pirates you've ever seen?

Aidan really got into the arcade games.

After the party, Chad and I went to Petsmart with Chad's sister to pick up her puppy who was getting a haircut. We picked up a couple things for Lulu and hurried home to our sweet little pup. HOWEVER.... when we walked in the door, we were welcomed by a tattered garbage bag and garbage everywhere. We forgot to take the garbage bag out to the dump on our way out. There was grape jelly all over the carpets, and all over our dog who was hiding in the corner. We couldn't do much but clean up the garbage and spray the carpets before running out the door to Chad's basketball game. When we got home we couldn't help but laugh at what had happened.


It looks like she's wet. You'd be wrong though: It's grape jelly.


She got a bath and a good brushing shortly after this picture.
p.s. She totally has Chad wrapped around her paw. :)

Also, Look what we got her! I think I'm more excited than she is. What? They smell like pink lemonade!

Check, check, check it out!

Hello, my name is Chelsea and I'm a craft-a-holic. For those of you who didn't know this, it's true. I can't help myself.This last week I needed something crafty to do. I also need a good journal. I've decided to stop sugar coating my life and really get into journaling. Not for my posterity, for me. So, I zipped to Walmart at 11:00 at night and bought a compositional notebook for $1, and grabbed some of my craft paper and with the help of some Mod-Podge created this little beauty.

Ta Da...


What do you think? I'm pretty proud of it. Not too shabby for a late night craft craving. Mission: Accomplished.

p.s. Look, it hasn't even been a week and I've already posted again!!!! See, I told you I'd get better!

Wow...

Ok, so it's official. Me + blogging = no good. I promise I will get better! I don't really have anything exciting to report on YET, and for some reason or another, my camera has taken up permanent residence on my bed table. (A spot that has zero convenience for any fun activity picture taking.) As soon as I am through with this post, I am redirecting it straight to my purse for quick access.

I do however have some fantastic, yet semi-unimportant news concerning my sister's house. Last week, Rachel and took a little trip to So. Jo. where we did some sprucing and organizing that consisted of assembling not one, but TWO Ikea bookshelves, followed by the hanging of FIVE pictures. Be proud! On the drive home, Rach and I bathed in our "business women" splendor by listening to who else but Miss B. (Beyonce) or shall we say Mrs. Z (As in Jay-Z)

Ok, so since I'm getting all involved and such (again) in blogging.... I need some tips. Does anyone know how to change your fonts all cute and stylish? I have a bunch of extremely aesthetic-overload fonts. How do I use them on here? No offense Arial, Georgia, Lucinda Grande, Courier, etc.

I'll be better at posting, I promise.Something interesting has to happen soon right? I'm due for a little excitement.

P.S. Check out the music below... After a couple of trial and errors, I finally got it up and rollin'. I'm totally into new music right now. Feel free to give me a couple shout outs for some sweet tunes.