Lonely and Hunting Spiders

It's Awkward and Awesome Thursday! I haven't done this for a while. But there's not much to do around here tonight.

Awkward:
- Braden is gone for the weekend on the Davis family vacation. Yes, I am a Davis. No, I didn't go with. I have a new job, see. I'm still in training. This isn't so much awkward as sad. I'm lonely without my love. At least Bandit is here to keep me company.
- Speaking of Bandit, have you seen the way that dude sleeps? Observe:

That can't possibly be comfortable.
- The pawprints on those pictures. It's to maintain modesty. But it's pretty awkward.
- The incident that occurred a mere 20 minutes after husbandman left for the weekend. It involved a spider, the TV keychain mentioned in this post, a shoe and a glass of water. It ended with a bruise on my hip and a soaking wet dog. Somehow, the spider is still roaming freely about my apartment.
- Clipping my toenails. Awkward position, where to put them?, awkward crotch exposure, just...awkward. Does anyone else feel this way about this project?
- When you go to a bathroom in a public place alone and the toilet paper is empty.
- I wonder if Owl City has ever actually thought about getting a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs. That would be completely terrifying!
- Love handles. Why are they called that? My feelings toward them have nothing to do with love.

Awesome:
- The person who decided to print the tag on the inside of t-shirts. Finally the itching has stopped!
- I saw a big, scary-looking guy buying kitten food today. Never again will I judge a book by its cover.
- Self checkout. Sometimes it's nice to avoid awkward conversations with the cashiers. Times like when you're buying feminine stuff. Or itch cream.
- I typed this sentence using only my toes and a hairbrush.
- Costco samples. Aka free lunch for poor college students.
- I figured out a cure for depression. A place where you can go and play with hundreds and hundreds of puppies.
- A friend of mine from work used to be a singer on a cruise ship. He decided to start singing "My Heart Will Go On" to end his set. On a big ship. Brilliant choice, no?

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

I'll be here. Lonely and hunting spiders.

Somewhere right in the middle...

Hello all! It's Thursday! I've been pretty sure all day that it's Wednesday or Friday. Or Monday or Tuesday.  At what age is it normal to not remember what day of the week it is? I knew I never should have had that last birthday!

Awkward:
- I'm listening to music and I keep typing song lyrics instead of this post. School is over and apparently so is my ability to multi-task.
- Poor husbandman is sick. :( He says his sick voice sounds like a transvestite. Cue strange visual. P.S. Men are babies when they're sick. No offense, men.
- This guy was hauled off of a plane and booked because his pants were too low. You know, the kind of pants that are barely functioning as pants cause they're hanging down below their bum? He refused to pull them up. I actually feel bad for the reporter who had to spend his time to cover such a dumb story. When in doubt, always pull your pants up. Jeez.
- I recently found out that most of the ice cream in ice cream commercials is actually colored mashed potatoes. I feel like I've been living a lie.
- A girl in one of my friend's classes asked if all the world's countries share the same moon. I am worried for this generation.
- I decided that I want to learn to play tennis well. It seems like a worthwhile sport. Then I got kinda sad because I realized that the worst part about about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I will never be as good as a wall.
- Did you know Live Savers were invented the same year the Titanic sank? Ironic.

Awesome:
- The cousins and I finally got our Harry Potter tickets! We're going as an army of house elves. If that's not legit, I don't know what is.
- Speaking of Harry Potter (which I do, a lot) the other day I was at Jamba Juice and they asked for my name and I told them it was Voldemort. When the girl called my name to come get my snoothie, she said, "Vol- I mean, He-who-must-not-be-named!" I think this girl and I could be great friends.
- I asked husbandman the other day who his first crush was and he said me and the pink Power Ranger.
- Yesterday I saw an advertisement for granola bars that said "Grab health by the nuts."
- I plan to spend the next half hour drawing faces on all of our eggs. Hopefully husband doesn't read this before he sees them. He likes to read our blog to help him keep up on what is happening in our lives. :)
- Do any of you watch So You Think You Can Dance? Love. This particular dance was from a few years ago but it remains one of my favorites to this day. If you want to skip all the talking and just get down to the dancing, skip to 2:15.



Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?

Oh man, that's awkward...

Hey all! I hope you are well this Friday! I'm posting Awkward and Awesome Thursday a day late.

Awkward:
- Watching me walk. It's a cross between a waddle and a scoot. I hate injured ankles. Who really likes them though?
- In a previous AandA post, I mentioned that I bought a clear shower curtain to check for serial killers. Today on Dear Blank, Please Blank, I read one that said,

Dear you,

Congrats on being smart enough to look behind the shower curtain... So what's your next move?

Sincerely, 

Serial Killer.

I'm scared because I really have no idea what my next move would be. Maybe I'll ninja kick the shower curtain.
- Last night I went to see a movie with a couple cousins. I think I pulled something after I jumped particularly violently. I also watched about a third of the movie through my clear water bottle as a sort of barrier to protect me from evil. I'm so brave.
- I woke up this morning crying because Sea World doesn't have narwhals. I'm unsure why.
- Listening to a really interesting story a friend is telling me and not being able to remember how long my mouth has been hanging open. Long enough for a little drool to start puddling. Ew.
- I spent almost ten minutes looking for my phone under the seat in my car before realizing that I was using it as a flashlight. Sometimes I wonder why I even have a phone. I spend half my life looking for it.

Awesome:
- Awesome birthday gifts! I recently added this little baby to my arsenal:

I'm in love with the cute little prints this guy makes. I just need to figure out how to use him better.

- Husband's unicorn name: Acorn Pretty Coat. He's mortified. Feel free to address him as such whenever you wish to see him turn red. Mine is Orchid Pretty Coat. I think it'll do. 

- I think Katy Perry is the first person to ever use the word "transcendental" correctly in a song. I'm impressed. 

- I found out that they sell sandwiches in cans. It's called a Canwich. That's something my father-in-law would think was funny. 

- Husbandman is sick with a cold. To cheer him up, I plan to replace all the labels on the medicine bottles with Harry Potter potion names. 

- If the Mayans were right about 2012 then at least I won't have to pay back my student loans.
- Yesterday I spent 10 minutes playing a song on Google's logo.
- The two people who were the original voices of Minnie and Mickey Mouse got married. This pleases me.
- You can now make your corn look like a light saber. Husbandman is very excited about this. They call it Obi Wan Cornobi. Oh boy.

- I blew up a picture of my brother's head to a 16x20 and printed out four of them. We put them on sticks and brought them to his graduation. It was hilarious! More photos of that to come soon.

Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?

It's not actually Wednesday...

Awkward:
- Husbandman and I showed up at Village Inn all gung-ho to make the most of Free Pie Wednesday. I chose Tripleberry, he chose French Silk. Our cashier handed us our bill. "$6.35," she said. He and I shared a puzzled expression and handed her our debit card in confused silence. "Come again soon! On Wednesdays we have free pie!" she said as we walked away slowly. Right. Wasn't that why we were here? It was only after we had left the restaurant that we realized it was actually Thursday. Oh.
- Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?
- A few weeks ago I got a fortune cookie with a fortune that read, "Help! I'm trapped inside a fortune cookie factory." I am now seriously worried for this person.
- I managed to poke myself in the eye with my toothbrush while brushing my teeth.
- Once I was mad at my mother-in-law for a whole day because I had a dream that we were river rafting and she wouldn't stop shouting the lyrics to "Livin on a Prayer" at the top of her lungs.

Awesome:
- Dear Mario, we swear if you jump on another turtle, we will find you. Sincerely, TMNT
- I'm spending the next week or so figuring out how many goodies I can fill with or cover with Nutella. It's that good, people.
- A few days ago, I was working a wedding with a flower girl who was about three. During the rehearsal, she was the epitome of cuteness. She listened, smiled and walked when she was supposed to walk. During the actual ceremony, she stomped down the aisle screaming, "RAWR!" and launched her basket of petals at guests. I found this even cuter. This will count for this week's Weird Wedding Wednesday.
- I was at the dollar store the other day and I found out that there is such a thing as scented socks. There are also multiple flavors.
- For a friend's wedding, another friend and I were buying her a toaster. I was in charge of the card. In the card, I wrote a poem about how toasters are like dragons.
- My mother-in-law is deathly afraid of snakes. I think she has every reason to be. They're in cahoots with Voldemort.
- A little happiness for your week:

I died.

It's back!

It's Awkward and Awesome Thursday again! Oh how we've missed you in our lives. I somehow feel whole again now.

Awkward:
- Our water heater turned into a water fountain the other day, soaking our storage room. The contents of our lives are now strewn all over husband's parents' house. It took me 45 minutes to find my serving tray. Not cool.
- At the store the other day, I was signing on the credit card machine when I noticed that there was already a signature there. Apparently an old lady had signed the electronic signature pad with a real pen. And now everyone knows who did it. Oops.
- Yesterday I convinced myself to dry my hair by headbanging instead of using a towel. One migraine later, my hair was still soaked. I listened to some really good songs though.
- This old lady down the street has been wearing a helmet on her head since last Friday. Apparently it's to protect her brains for when the zombies attack.
- I have been staring at this baby owl for ten minutes. I can't decide if he's creepy or adorable. Can something ever be both?

Awesome:
- The other day a friend of mine and I were talking about pregnancy. She is 7 months pregnant. We discussed the possibility of speaking with a British accent for the first 17 years of our first child's life and then one day dropping it out of the blue. I just need to get husbandman on board with this. I'm sure to win some major parenting awards someday.
- A dog named Mason was swept up in a tornado in Alabama. His owners assumed he was dead. He somehow survived and crawled back home after a couple of weeks with two broken legs. Dogs rule!
- Today I popped a bag of popcorn and no kernels were left unpopped. Check one off the list of life goals.
- At a restaurant the other night, I picked up a bottle of steak sauce. On the back it said: Shake well. If there's only one drop left, a more extreme form of shaking may be required. Like dancing. Or jumping jacks. You can do it.
- On Sunday, this little girl told me that I was as nice as rainbows, clouds and Disney World. How's that for making someone's day? :)
- My boys. Look how cute they are! Please excuse my very messy, very uncute apartment.

Have a happy week!

Pretty Awkward and Pretty Awesome

I hope y'all are having a fabulous week! Yeah, I said y'all. I've secretly always wanted to have a southern accent. I think they're charmin'. See? I just did it again.

Awkward:
- My husband's family has been gone all week and I'm pretty sure we are responsible for killing their fish. I replaced it with the closest one I could find at the store. Hopefully they won't notice. :/
- Last night I was wired and husband was tired. He got fed up with me bouncing on the bed and asking him his opinion on the newest episode of Modern Family. Out of nowhere, he had a sudden outburst in his Donald Duck voice and it scared me so bad, I fell off the bed.
- Bandit got a haircut. He looks kinda like a stormtrooper.
- Last week I was in the bathroom at school and this girl came in humming "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas. Still humming, she then proceeded to pee to the beat of the song. I sat there trying not to bust up laughing as she kept humming while washing her hands. I walked out of my stall and she stopped humming and stared at me. "I thought I was alone," she whispered. Awkward for her, hilarious for me!

Awesome:
- Husbandman's reaction to this. I love buying weird things online for the sole purpose of scaring one's spouse.
- America's Best Dance Crew. Does anyone else watch this? Amazing!
- One time in Biology class I couldn't remember the scientific name of white blood cells (leukocytes) so I wrote lukeskywalker. My teacher said it was close enough and gave me full credit.
- Only one more follower until I give away something cool! Keep in mind, people, this is a relative term. What I think is cool tends to equal something totally random and weird. I mean, did you see the toilet monster?
- I found my dentist on Facebook. I love this silly world we live in.
- Easter this weekend!
- Saturday, my cousins and I are having a British Garden Party in celebration of the Royal Wedding coming up soon. I am going as Ms. Abigail Plumbottom, widow to the late Sir Fitzwilliam Dunderbore. Husband is going as Mr. Percival Hornswoggle, gentleman caller. I love my cousins and our crazy ways.
- I really like the shade of my toenails right now.
- I found this on Etsy. I feel strongly that no household should ever be without one of these:

 The original chalkboard horse. Yesssssssss!

It's All About the Bean

Awkward:
- I found a container of leftovers in my fridge the other day. I had forgotten about them because they were in a sour cream container. The several weeks they had lived in my fridge had not been kind to them. It was a malodorous calamity.
- There is a middle school in our area whose mascot is a Trojan. This would not be inappropriate if their school motto was not "Do hard things."
- I'm quite sick. I tried so hard to remain well. I was beautifully handling the transition from winter to spring. Then yesterday I woke up with a sore throat. And today I feel like I've been blown up on a speeding train every 8 minutes for the past two days. Yes, I recently saw Source Code.
- Getting off on a tangent when you're trying to make a... SQUIRREL!
- Bandit went out to play in the rain. When he came back inside he smelled really bad. Like wet dog. Ug! So I sprayed him with Febreeze. And now he smells like clean linen. Am I a bad person?
- This couple found Kate Middleton's face on a jellybean. They are selling it for over $800. We may have reached an apex in Royal Wedding hysteria.

Awesome:
- I think when we hit 50 followers I will give away something cool. 50 seems like a nice, round number. Plus we're almost there. What do you think? I enjoy entering giveaways. It feels like a less risky version of Vegas. I like visiting, but I'm much too poor and unlucky to gamble away any moola. Maybe I would if I found some on the ground or something.
- Today I saw the Statue of Liberty being chased down the street by a guy in a pizza costume. That can't be an easy job.
- I ordered a book from Amazon about how to run a successful small business. It came today, and instead a received a book called Extreme Dinosaurs. I consider this a reasonable substitute.
- I'm writing a song for husbandman. It's about bacon and Costco.
- In nursery on Sunday I was chatting with this little girl (she's almost 3). I asked her what she wanted for Christmas and she said, "A magic rainbow pony that farts fire." Seriously, kids are the best!
- I just found a new favorite bobblehead. Flo from the Progressive commercials. Fun fact of the day: I collect bobbleheads.

Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?

Scary Hands

It's Awkward and Awesome Thursday! I haven't done this for a while, but it's good to be back. :)

Awkward:
-Husbandman's computer is sitting by me and it keeps resetting itself. I'm really worried something malevolent is going to come out of it and suck out my soul. Have I mentioned before that I really shouldn't watch scary movies? Ever.
- I waited about 5 minutes behind a car pulling out of a parking lot only to realize that the car was parked, not running and had no one in it.
- I walked into a bathroom and saw a sign that didn't make any sense. It said, "Caution: Floor is slippery when wet." I was confused because the floor was carpeted.
- It's snowing outside. It's difficult to go anywhere in April in Utah. I have to bring both shorts and snow pants everywhere I go.
- I was wondering today: What was Captain Hook's name before his hand was cut off?
- Those Swiffer commercials with the dirt and mud people. For some reason these totally creep me out.
- I had a dream that husband brought home a hedgehog so we dyed his quills blue and named him Sonic.
- I sat next to a new person in class this morning. I asked him what his name was and he said, "Tom Riddle." I'm scared.


Awesome:
- Tonight at work was a rather difficult wedding, but the dishwashers made it all better with some amazing entertainment including an interpretative dance to Eye of the Tiger and lip syncing to the a Spice Girls number. Thanks, boys!
- Husbandman and I went to get sushi on April Fool's Day and they brought us a goldfish in a bowl.
- There are only 4 weeks until I graduate! 4 flippin' weeks!
- Say Yes to the Dress. I think my wedding obsession fuels my love for this show. I love the way their faces light up when they find the right one. Do any of you watch it?
- My professor's beard has its own Facebook page. No one knows who started it, but it has 67 friends including my professor himself.
- Digiorno now comes with cookies. Epic win.
- Husbandman asked me to put a Veggie Tales sing-along into our Netflix queue. Boy, I love him!
- I went to a pet store the other day and met a parrot that had been taught to say, "Help! I've been turned into a parrot!"
- Tomorrow we are going to buy little rubber duckies and put them in the puddles in the church parking lot. I'm pretty excited.
- My scary hands. Husbandman is very frightened indeed.

Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?

I may have fallen asleep 6 times while writing this...

Hello friends. I'm very tired today. I only slept for two hours last night. I don't know how my fingers are even doing this right now. I am not entirely sure that what I am typing is discernible as English. If not, I apologize. And if I've accidentally typed some offensive words in a different language, I apologize for that too.

Today is Awkward and Awesome Thursday (errrrr, Friday cause I didn't get around to posting it until then). Notice I have not used any of my regular exclamation points so far in this post. This is to help you imagine me speaking in the monotone voice I am positive accompanies this post in my current state of exhaustion. 

Awkward: 

- Today I was driving on the freeway randomly singing the "Do, Re, Mi" song from the Sound of Music. Everything was all well and fine with that until I passed the carcass of a deer, a female deer, on the side of the road. After that it just seemed morbid. 

- The moment I meet a new person, I immediately start planning a conceptual photo shoot starring them. Is this normal? I think not. 

- A few days ago I went to the Spring Home and Garden show with my family-in-law. They had this stuff there that you rub on your sore spots and they instantly feel better. For real. I have dreamt every night since then about taking a bath in the stuff. There's a lot of goop involved. 

- The word goop.
- Today I found my umbrella in our freezer.
- While in the freezer I grabbed some leftover Ben and Jerry's and I blew on it because it was too cold. I don't know why I did that. 

- oihfqwe;qefhoiqegh'qiwghq'ioerghigo'h (that was me falling asleep on the keyboard).

Awesome:

- It's St. Patrick's Day and also my mom's birthday. Happy Birthday, Mama! I was able to come up with one spurt of enthusiasm in celebration. She's 29. Forever. You can check out her hotness here.

- Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.

- Husbandman is an awesome drummer in need of a band to play for. Do you know anybody?
- On Sunday this cute little boy was saying the prayer in my friend's primary class. He said, "Thank you, Heavenly Father, that I didn't explode." I find this a perfectly reasonable thing to be thankful for.
- Apparently it's illegal to bite off another's leg in Rhode Island. I'm so relieved.
- I've decided to use bubble wrap in place of a traditional cover for my Macbook.
- Today there was a category on Jeopardy called "That's What She Said." This made my whole life.
- I went somewhere super awesome. Can you guess where?

 Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?
Britt

Please summer, don't be late...

How I'm feeling today...


I'm so tired of the cold and snow! I need summer to be here. Like now.

Awkward:
- I'm feeling creatively moribund.
- Today I was sewing on a button and eating peanut butter M&Ms. Apparently I mixed up my hands and into my mouth the button went.
- I finally joined the Beautiful Belly Challenge and displayed my beautiful belly for the world to see. That was hard.
- This morning I was listening to music while in the shower. My favorite song came on so I turned the shower knob down so I could hear better. The shower knob, of course, does not make it quieter, it makes it colder.
- My littlest brother schooled me in Just Dance 2. This is awkward because we were dancing to a Pussycat Dolls song.
- My alarm clock plays the beginning of the song The Circle of Life from the Lion King. Listen to it and you'll understand why I jump every time.

Awesome:
- I'm going to Seattle for Spring Break! I'm so excited to be anywhere but here. Any locals or frequent visitors have advice on activities/ places to eat?
- My favorite movie right now: Morning Glory. Have you seen it? It's irresistibly delightful in my book! The scene where the weather guy passes out in the jet?? I die!
- Today I talked 5 people in one of my classes into wearing costumes during finals week. I feel this will help ease the stress.
- My mom told me that if I was a boy, they were going to name me Braden. :)
- Today I learned how to fold a dollar into a ring. Our waiters will be getting some freaking amazing looking tips.
- Brade and I just finished off a couple rolls of wrapping paper on a craft project. We plan to use the cardboard dowels for an epic duel to the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack.
- I found out there is a Ninja restaurant in New York. The whole place is a like a ninja palace with mazes and stuff. While you're eating, sometimes the lights go off and your silverware gets stolen from your table. I want to go there for my next birthday. Will somebody please let husbandman know?

Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?
Britt

Franchesca and the Royal Pet

It's March. I have spring fever. A bad productivity-threatening case. But rejoice, because it's Awkward and Awesome Thursday!!

Awkward:
- I am writing this post solely as a means of avoiding homework.
- I tried skinny jeans for the first time recently. They don't fit me right at all. It makes me sad. :(
- My husband looks likes he's fourteen when he's clean shaven. I know that some terrible day in the future, someone is going to mistake me for his mother. That may also be the day I take up drinking.
- Me running. The whole thing. Especially the part where I about pass out and lie there waiting to die. It's all just very very awkward.
- The home teachers came over and I got the chair that makes it sound like you farted when you stand up. I hate that chair.
- Found a skull-shaped piece of cereal in my breakfast today. I equate that with Harry finding the Grim in his tea leaves. My days may be numbered now.
- My conversation with our mailman went something like this:
Me: Hey! How are you doing? You brought that early today.
Him: ........
Me: Anything in there besides bills?
Him: ........
Me: Well, I'm on my way out, so I'll get that later, ok? *getting into my car*
Him: ........
Me: Ok, you take care. Have a great day!
Him: Did you ever pay that dentist bill that showed up a few weeks back?
Me: ........
Seriously?? Who is this guy??
- I scared the crap out of myself this morning with a practical joke that was meant for husbandman. I don't want to talk about it.
- I spent an hour trying to find out for sure if a hearse can drive in the carpool lane.

Awesome:
- God and I made a deal. I'm never going to get any older than 24.
- The ice cream place we went to had us sign our receipt with a freakishly huge pen. They said they were sick of their pens being taken by mistake.
- Husbandman and I decided to make a movie where we act like raptors. Shall we see if I can talk him into letting it make an appearance on this blog?
- My professor stopped in the middle of his lecture and said that anyone on Facebook in class would have to come up and do an interpretive dance to the Spice Girls song of his choosing.
- I learned that the average pencil can draw a line for 35 miles. How do you suppose they figured this out?
- Today I finally turned on my Wii Fit again. I was worried because it's rude when you miss a workout. My trainer asked me how I was doing today. One of the options was "You're lucky I'm even here." It's almost spooky how well that thing knows me.
- I have had several requests for pictures of husbandman and I as little kids. If you've read our love story (or guessed from the title of this blog) we met in the first grade. These photos are of us and our little sisters playing a game our mothers inform me was called "Franchesca and the Royal Pet."

I'm making myself sound old here, but this is how children played before video games were around much. Look how tan we were! It's because when I was young, it was actually safe for kids to play outside without being kidnapped or forced to buy lawn care with their mom's credit card. It was a simpler time.

That's me on the far left and that's husband on the floor. I can only guess I participated as "Franchesca" instead of a princess because a) I was a little bit of a tomboy and being a princess was morally repugnant or b) we only had two crowns to play with. Personally I'm a big fan of the "Royal Pet's" outfit. We let him wear his Ninja Turtles shirt to make it a little more manly.

Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?
Britt

What makes Thursdays special

It's Awkward and Awesome Thursday! The show where you find out things about my life that probably no one should ever be subjected to. That's why it's fun.

Awkward:
- I was crazy mad at my sister because she started dating this guy and they were engaged after a week! A WEEK! And I haven't even had the chance to meet this guy and sign off on him or anything! Then I finally met him and he turned out to be a total douche. Total. The awkward part is that this was, in fact, a dream. Sorry, sis!
- I slipped on Bandit's blanket yesterday and somehow hit my head on the kitchen table, a chair and the pantry door on the way down. Clumsy much? Sheesh!
- I found out some nerd in China married his video game girlfriend. Legally married her. And I don't mean some girl he plays video games with. I mean she was an actual video game character.
- Today on campus I saw a girl emptying her purse looking for something. She pulled out a live plant, an extra pair of pants, two sets of walkie talkies and a strand of Christmas lights before she found what she was looking for. And I thought I had some strange things in my purse.
- Husband had to wear a ladies' mink fur coat to see the Ice Castles cause he forgot his own. Add that to the walking stick and you've got a certifiable pimp.
- I've started training for the marathon I'm running next year. If you've seen me run, you'll know why this is under this category. If you read awkward list item #2 you can probably picture it.

Awesome:
- Today I found out that my professor once threw a pie at her Stake President. In church.
- I thought it might be fun to do a photo shoot with husbandman dressed up as Waldo from "Where's Waldo?". I was looking for the costume today and I couldn't find it anywhere. Touche, Waldo.
- While husband was at work, I saw a spider. It was huge and I was too freaked out to kill it. So I named him Jason and every time he came out of the corner I yelled at him and he went back in the corner. This made him seem much less frightening.
- I found out my birthday this year falls on National "Fight the Filthy Fly" Day as well as National "Accordian Awareness" Day.
- I was reaching for a bottle of water but I didn't want to get off the couch to get it. I pointed at it and shouted, "Accio!" Bandit was startled so he bumped into the TV tray and knocked the water down and within my reach. I have actual magical powers.
-Today I saw a quote, "Jacob Black drives a motorcycle and turns into a giant dog? How original"-- Sirius Black.
- In keeping with the Harry Potter theme, this week I was wandering around the LNCO building at school looking for a bathroom. I have all of my classes in this building so I know it pretty well, but I came across a bathroom I had never seen before. When I went back later to try and find it again, it was nowhere to be found. I think I may have found the Room of Requirement.  
- This weeks photo shoot is courtesy of my Documentary Photography professor this semester. It should be under "awkward" because I had to photograph a complete stranger. This is Melissa. She's a friend of a friend. This is sunset window light. It's my true love (after the hubbs...maybe). What do you think?

Have a happy week!
Britt

Awkward and Awesome Thursday!

I'm watching Matilda right now as I write this. Don't you love that movie? It's definitely on the awesome list. Even husbandman thinks it's a really good movie.

Awkward:
- My sister has a class this semester to learn to teach music to elementary school students. She's really happy to be spending hundreds of dollars to run around the classroom squawking loudly and flapping her arms like a bird. She's pretty sure her professor thinks her students are in elementary school.
- I went to school today with two different earrings in. Whaaa?
- Today I spotted an unfortunate woman with the back of her skirt tucked into her belt. I couldn't in good conscience let her walk around like that so I went to tell her. She didn't speak English and apparently my insane gesturing was ineffective. She got fed up and walked away with her bum still hanging out.
- I fell up the stairs today and said something extremely awkward like, "Ha ha! I'm having one of those days!" to the guy behind me. He was talking on his phone, and he gave me a disgusted look and stepped over me and kept walking! Yep. Chivalry really is dead.

Awesome:
- We finally figured out a foolproof method for getting my brothers to exercise. Just Dance 2 for the Wii. Huge breakthrough.
- I am signing up to run the Walt Disney World marathon next year! It's on my Mighty Life List. Oh my dang, I must have lost my mind. Watching me run is laughable.
- Modern Family. We just watched the Valentine's Day episode from season 1. "Maybe I'll be Reginald Applebee, and English gentleman in town for a polo match." Ha ha! I die.
- Today hubbs and I made a rule. Whenever a telemarketer calls, we have to sing.
- I was eating a fortune cookie. Did you know you're supposed to add "in bed" to the end of your fortune? Mine read: Accept new people and you may be surprised... in bed.
- I was shopping for nerf guns online for the hubbs and I found that they had age categories that ranged from toddler to 18 or older. I'm glad it is understood that you're never too old for a Nerf gun battle.
- The Festival of Colors! It's coming up on March 26th and I am totally stoked! Here's what we'll look like after: 

It takes place at a Hindu temple down in Utah County. Wanna come with?


Speaking of Hindu temples, I found one in the middle of the suburbs. It was weird, but kinda cool. I used it for my Jasmine fairy-tale shoot. I'll show you that one tomorrow. 
Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?

Sometimes I do bizarre things in my sleep

Welcome back for another episode of Awkward and Awesome Thursday! This is a favorite blogging activity of mine.

Awkward:
- We have nothing but pickles, maraschino cherries and mayo in our fridge right now. Does anyone have a killer recipe I can try with those ingredients?
- This morning I reached over to fasten my seatbelt before realizing that I was still in bed. The alarm went off and it sounded like the beeping sound our car makes to tattle-tell on you when you don't have your seatbelt on.
- One morning a while ago, I woke up with a stick of butter clenched in my fist and no recollection of how it got there. Sometimes I do bizarre things in my sleep.
- I walked outside and my nose started running. I sniffed and my nostrils instantly froze shut. Why do I live here?
- Today I passed a sign that said, "Caution: Sign has sharp edges." Well, thank you for the warning.
- My afternoon class ended late, so I ran all the way to my car and drove like a maniac to get work on time. My boss greeted me with, "Hey, Britt. What are you doing here?" I was covering a shift for a coworker who was sick. Apparently there is no event today. It's next week. Oh.

Awesome:
- I was perusing the internet trying to figure out what to get husbandman for Valentine's Day. I found a website where you can buy a square foot of land on either the moon or in Ireland. Yesssss.
- Today in my writing class we were discussing the rebellions in Egypt and why they were happening when the lights went out in the building. Everyone just sat there for a second. Then my teacher said, "You see? Now our government is trying to control us by taking our electricity! Will we allow it??" We all shouted in unison, "No!" Then my teacher shouted, "Do we start a rebellion??" We responded, "YES!" And we all grabbed out stuff, ran out of the classroom and went to the student center where our professor bought us all hot chocolate. The classroom next to ours joined us. I love college.
- Husbandman gives me foot rubs. He's an angel.
- I have a job interview tomorrow! Finally!
- This shoot from this past December. This one was based off of the Nutcracker ballet (my absolute favorite). It's part of my fairy-tale character series. I'll be sharing them all over the next few weeks. I want to put them in a photo-illustrated storybook someday. I still have tons more cooked up in my brain. Email me if you want to come model sometime.

Clara and the Nutcracker

  Waltz of the Snowflakes

Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy

Waltz of the Flowers

The Arabian Dance and the Spanish Dance

The Russian Dance

Oh Cupcake, My Cupcake

It's awkward and awesome Thursday again over at the Daybook! Sydney is so great! I'm glad we've decided to make this a weekly thing for the time being. I love reading them. Just click that cute lil' button down on the right sidebar to see everyone else's lists.

Awkward:
- When you go with your friend to the movies and you're the only two people there except for a creepy guy all alone on the second row. In a teeny-bopper chick flick. Go home, dude. For real.
- When husbandman runs to the store to get me some feminine stuff and comes back with the exact right thing without having to be told. Some of you may think this is awesome, but I feel concern over the number of times I must have inflicted this painful embarrassment on my saint-of-a-husband for him to remember this information so accurately.
- 9-year-olds who correct your grammar. Smart much, bro?
- The greeter who shouts "WELCOME TO WALMART!!!" Why, thank you. I jump every time.
- While deleting unwanted apps on my phone today, one asks, "Do you really want to kill me?" I couldn't press accept.
- Reaching into a bag of chips sitting next to me and popping one in my mouth only to realize it was actually a dog treat.
- Buying a clear shower curtain just so I can tell if there is a murderer on the other side. I am no longer permitted to watch scary movies.

Awesome:
- A Skip-It. And the very best thing of all, there's a counter on this ball! Children of the '80's, you know what I mean, right??
- Just when I thought Google couldn't get anymore awesome, I came across Dinoogle. It's just like Google, but with dinosaurs.
- Today I found out that there's a guy who dresses up as a bush and scares people for a living to draw  visitors into new parks. I don't need to look for a job anymore.
- Husbandman and I had a light saber battle with our phones. I consider this a Family Home Evening well spent.
- I found out that there is a Quidditch World Cup played by college students at universities like Harvard and Yale. I must be a part of this.
- My grandpa drives a Jeep with red racing seats. He's the shiz.
- Biggest brother and friend Randi (aka new cake decorating prodigy) came over to make cupcakes. We made the cutest owls you've ever seen (or eaten).

 Practiced my roses (I'm a little rusty)

The last one was for V-day cause I'm really excited for it! Sure am. Husbandman is not because he is not the-ultimate-present-buying-awesomeness champion of the world. I hold that title and the fame that goes along with it. If you need proof, see this post. Although my last Christmas present  from him was freaking amazing!

Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?
Have a happy week!
Britt
P.S. Don't you think the owls in that first picture look like they're waiting for a worm from mama owl? :)

I'm awkward and awesome-- a stellar combination

It's Awkward and Awesome Thursday! Welcome back for more.

Awkward:
- Talking to my mom on the phone while frantically searching everywhere for... my phone.
- Falling out of the shower. This has happened to me a surprising number of times. I can neither confirm nor deny that I maybe might have sorta actually fallen out of the shower a couple weeks ago resulting in the entire contents of the bathroom counter being knocked into the toilet possibly including but not limited to my cell phone. 
- Having a hole in my sock so my toe pokes out. That bugs.
- Walking past the dress form husbandman got me for Christmas and our lady curves accidentally brush together. Awkward! Then I try to apologize and realize she has no head. Or legs. Or arms. She's basically just a torso. Which somehow makes it more awkward because I feel like I should apologize for that too. 
- Sending a rather sensitive text message to the wrong person. Ug. I'm gonna go scream into a pillow.
- When you're out playing in the snow all day and your scarf gets moist around your mouth area. You know what I'm talking about. Gross.


Awesome:
- Jessica's Daily Affirmation. I died. You have to check it out if you haven't already! We could all stand to be a little more like her. 
- The freaking amazing iPad cover I am currently working on. I couldn't find one I really liked that was unique so I'm making my own. Stay tuned! Pictures to come soon.
- This post and this post over at Selective Potential. Seriously changed my life twice. I'm giving myself a new body for my birthday this year.
- Comments from readers. Shameless plug for myself, I know, but they totally make my whole day every time. 
- Trips to Logan to visit my baby sister. That place still feels like home a little bit. 
- Getting the perfect lighting in a shot that just makes me go mmmm!
- Payday. No explanation needed.
- Having a free meal at Cafe Rio. Even the line cooks cheer for you on this one! "FREEEEE MEAL!"


Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?
Have a happy Thursday! The third day! (Friends reference for those of you who haven't lost your life to that show... yet).
Britt

It's Awkward and Awesome Thursday!

It's Awkward and Awesome Thursday over at the Daybook! Many thanks to the oh-so-lovely Sydney for this idea. Her blog is completely fabulous so check it out if you aren't already a somewhat creeper stalker loyal follower. So this week I decided to participate.

Awkward: 
- The sole of my shoe ripped partway off at work tonight and now my shoe talks to people. Does this ever happen to anyone but me?? Sheesh! Pretty sure I've gone through six pairs of shoes at that job. The awkward was made worse by the fact that I work at a wedding reception center and I'm pretty sure shoes that talk to people are considered completely classless.
- Husbandman's creepiest face he can make. He made it for me last night. I predict the nightmares will last upwards of 16 days.
- Eating nothing but a giant Hershey's bar for breakfast.
- Admitting to you that I ate nothing but a giant Hershey's bar for breakfast.
- Somehow ending up being the one who has to hold the bride's dress while she pees. Bridesmaids were mysteriously nowhere to be found. How does this happen in real life?
- My contact falling out while I was driving home. It was my last one and I need it to last a few more days so I put it in the only thing I could find at the time that would keep it wet until I got home. My mouth.
- Making eye contact with someone through the cracks in between the stalls in a public restroom. This might be the most awkward thing I've ever experienced. Maybe.

Awesome: 
- Getting awesome reading materials in the mail. This came for me today:

- Remembering that since my work shoes died, I have an excellent excuse to go shoe shopping!
- My puppy's reaction when I get home from work. He is always super excited to see me and it makes me smile :)
- Making fun double date plans for this weekend (we never get to hang out with other couples!)
-Finding out that the Pioneer Woman, whom I fairly worship, is coming here for her next book tour!
- This super cool jungle shoot my imagination cooked up for the new year.

Aren't my models awesome? I just love them!
Did anything awkward or awesome happen to you this week?
Britt