the mindless pit that is my brain... golden globes edition

Boy, do I LOOOOOOVE me some Golden Globes
I have my Aggie sweats on and some tissues at my side (for my cold, not my emotions.) I'm ecstatic that Amy and Tina are hosts, so let the games begin!

Red Carpet Pre-show. Crap I missed the first half

• I just love Jimmy Fallon! "Hummm I think Jimmy Kimmel just walked by..." he's just the cutest
• Anne Hathaway... I think I must admit that I now love her. Used to despise her.... now its love. I am also loving her Chanel dress...she better win big tonight
• I wish I was on a first name basis with Kevin...Costner
• HUGH!!!!
• Mental note... GO SEE 'QUARTET.' Maggie Smith is a genius
• Ewan just gets more and more attractive
• I wish Hellen Mirren was my inner voice
• Or maybe Sofia Vergara. yes. her
• speaking of Sofia...I have been insta-following her forever. #truefan

They are startingggg!

• Tina's dress... dang gurl!
• "When it comes to torture, I trust the lady who was married to James Cameron for 3 years... ...dig!
• Hunger Games, Life of Pi.... that was a good one.
• so many jokes. 
• can't keep up
• "Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu, and I hear she is amazing in it!" 
• I want to watch that opening monologue again. SO GREAT!
• ummm Kate Hudson looks like her mom! 
• Maggie Smith! Holla!!!
• If Paul Rudd asked me to marry him tomorrow.... I would be going to bed now so tomorrow came sooner.
• J. LO's dress looks like its straight out of a Britney Spears video!
• Please ANYTHING but that Taylor Swift Hunger Games song... PLEASE!
• Oh bless you Adele. Way to take one for the team. PS lovely dress
• "That was Hillary Clinton's husband!!!"
• Kristen and Will....must host next year!
• "What does it say? I beat Meryl" good one J.Law, shout out to First Wives Club!!!
• trailer for COMMUNITY!!! Less than 1 month!!
• I would also take John Krasinski AND/OR Robert Downey Jr tomorrow, no question
• Schmidt Max Greenfield looks so dapper!
• Oh hey Anne Princess of Genovia... "Thank you for this blunt force object that I will forever use as a weapon for self doubt." Dang, she is awesome. Classy. 
• Sylvester Stalone's head looks wayyyy too small for his body
• "Russell Crowe had 4 months of singing lessons...that was money well spent"
• Jason Bateman, so fine.
• "Taylor Swift, you stay away from Michael J Foxx's son... or go for it..." ha! I must point out the fact that the camera did NOT show T Swift, but DID show Michael J Fox... yes.
• "You know I'm just gonna put it out there loud and proud, I'm gonna need your support on this- I am, um, single" -Jodie Foster
• "I was going to bring my walker tonight, but it didn't go with the cleavage." -- Jodie Foster, after cheering, "I'm 50!"
• confession... all google commercials make me cry (those tissues apparently WERE for my emotions too)
• Ben Affleck....stand up guy
• dunananananana, Batman!
• "Elektra just gave Wolverine a Golden Globe!!" Hugh Jackman baby! I wanted to kiss this TV just now, happiness! And his shout out to his wife... Presh!
• I just really wanted Eddie Redmayne to give a speech...
• Sooooo many shout-outs to the flu. Strange.
• Why have I still not seen Lincoln? #fail

If you made it this far, you are aware of the fact that I obviously have issues. I just really love movies!

Favorite moments:

and don't forget to check out all the DRESSES! I still think Anne's was my favorite... yes. yes it was. 

over and out. 

it's the holiday season, oh woop dee doo!

remember this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day?
well i do.
very clearly in fact.
it's weird to think that was already an entire YEAR ago!
so crazy!

but I am happy to report that this thanksgiving drive was MUCH better
and much quicker...
the 5 1/2 hour drive, went just as planned,
(although I did almost run out of gas...how is it that I got to Boise on a full tank with some to spare, and this time had to stop in snowville? thats over 100 miles difference?) whatever
it all worked out!

And it was a lovely Turkey weekend indeed!
I had to work the Mon, Tues, Wed before Thanksgiving (one of the perks of year round school) so my Boise visit was short and sweet, but it was definitely much needed.

Highlights include but are not limited to:

• gretchen watching Lion King and thinking "Mafoose" (muh-foo-s) is a good name for her first born
• A. thats a horrible name
• B. its MUFASA!!! seriously? just about died laughing.
• favorite quote of the weekend "Is there a difference between lesbians and homosapiens?" 
• a DVR full of lifetime/hallmark/abc family christmas movies just for me to watch
• turkey day at grandmas
• seeing family
• the tradition of black friday ads spread all over the floor after the turkey has been consumed
• this year actually GOING black friday shopping
• standing outside target for an hour
• standing inside the checkout line for 1.5 hours to buy my happy christmas tree
• trying to flirt with the guy standing in front of me, fail
• mall shopping at 2 am
• getting decked in the face by some IDIOT girl in the mall at 3 am
• literally yelling at above mentioned idiot girl, causing her to flee in sheer terror 
• feeling rather drowsy and delirious driving home
• more christmas movies friday morning
• christmas light hanging with father and samuel
• experiencing a real like clark griswold moment...blasted lights
• annual family christmas extravaganza till 1 am
• more decorating and light hanging
• more shopping
• chats with my ma
• another turkey dinner
• a beautiful drive home with glee christmas and bieber christmas music :)
• flirting with the starbucks man...thank you for making my day
• another turkey dinner, yummmm
• decking the halls at my apartment

oh how i LOVE the holiday season... dont you?

oh life

oh bother, its been so long! so here are some random thoughts as of late...

can i just say im addicted to pinterest? okay good. im ADDICTED to pinterest. i signed up a long long time ago, but never logged on really until about 2 or 3 weeks ago. CANT. STOP. PINNING!!! there should be a support group.

i have had a few harry potter dreams lately, i still cant believe its all over. no more books. no more movies. what a cruel cruel world in which we live in

finally made it to lagoon a few weeks ago. it was lovely. but i felt super old. the heat about killed us, but we prevailed. we stayed 12 hours, and it took me like an entire week to recover. i think going in october is the best idea ever...wont wear us out so fast!

on july 23rd, i did something crazy! i camped out in downtown salt lake. it was weird for me....but apparently the whole state does it, cause there were people piled ever where. it was a strange experience, but it was such a FUN way to celebrate pioneer day. the parade was awesome, and they totally put boise parades to shame. sad.

birthdays are super weird. i mean really. so what if you go from 22 to 23, or 78 to 79 woopdeedoo. who cares? its like the quote from one of my favorite shows :

“I saw him on the news recently ‘celebrating’ his 100th birthday…They wheeled him out and he had that wide-eyed expression of pained confusion that God reserves for the very, very old on their birthdays. You know, the one that says ‘Who are you, who am I and why is this cake on fire?’”

(pretty sure only kym will know this one)

but seriously why is this cake on fire? why do we celebrate birthdays past the age of like 16? its silly to me. but regardless of that, i did have a good birthday. i did my laundry, spent hours trying to consolidate my student loans, organized my important documents, walked around gardener village with liz and had a lovely dinner with my TWO favorite katies! ms craigo and ms katie jane they were awesome and took me to red robin (yummm) and to a movie, which i will have you know is my NEW FAVORITE. oh my goodness...so magical. SO happy.

i also went home to boise for the weekend and let my family wish me a happy birthday, which was fun :) the best present of all was mr thornton...all for my very own. swoon!

while home we also had samuels eagle court of honor, which was lovely! got to see lots of friends and family, and even got together with some of my high school crew and performed. it was weird, and awesome.

for some reason, my dad told samuel that after he got his eagle he would take him to golden corral which is this giant buffet in boise (dont ask me why on earth he would ever WANT to go there, but he seriously couldnt wait...the kid loves food, whatever) so the day after the court of honor, dad and samuel go to golden corral...well, about 30 minutes after they leave i get a text from samuel (fyi he doesnt have a phone, just an itouch) this was our conversation

samuel: so im basically in heaven right now

me: oh geez. how come? non stop food and free wifi

samuel: oooooooooooooooo yyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

me: oh wow. you need help

samuel: i can die now. i'll just go to scotland as a ghost with joseph smith or something

me: what? you are the weirdest kid i know!

samuel: am not im basically the coolest

me: okay maybe, but still

seriously, i have no idea where he came from.

so the week i saw midnight in paris, i also saw soul surfer and crazy stupid love. seriously loved them all. 2011 had the best summer for movies, thats for sure. i mean, i have already seen crazy, stupid, love 3 times now...i need help. but i just loved it so much. and who wouldnt want to stare at ryan gosling for another 2 hours? i mean, personally, i could stare at him forever...just sayin

is it sad that im really excited for school to start? i love my job, and am super excited about all the fun things i have planned. oh im such a nerd...i know i will be crying as soon as it starts, cause for some reason i feel the need to be super woman, and am now helping direct the school choir, as well as serve as a student council teacher. what is my problem? chances are you wont be seeing me much this year, or i wont be sleeping much...we shall see

how is it that with a college degree and a career, im more poor than i ever have been. being an adult kinda sorta really sucks

um...what else...OH nitrous oxide is super weird! gahhhh

okay im done for now!

peace. love. happiness

i've always wanted to be mcgonagall

it all started last week...
the epic marathon of 7 brilliant movies began whilst i was relaxing in boise.
this marathon was continued upon my return. it was happy...and yet a little sad, for i knew the end was near...and endings are sad...

well on wednesday night, the girls and i decided to make our sad-yet-overly-excited-excitment known.
we discovered the awesome-ness that is freezer paper.
yes. freezer paper.
you see, this magical creation allows you to trace, cut, iron and stencil error free,
so what did we do? made harry potter stencils of course!
i learned about this on a happy blog one day, and have been DYING to try it out.
i figured harry potter and this epic era that was ending, was the PERFECT opportunity.
as you can see. epic shirts were made by all...

which ones mine? ya that shouldnt be too hard to figure out...

then it was the night of all nights.
an already very tired group of friends, (mainly myself, who hasnt been to a midnight movie in over a year, and rarely stays up past 11 pm), embarked upon a very happy adventure. and it was magical (haha get it, magical...ok, i know) 2 hours of sheer intensity, several tears shed (lets just be honest here) and an overwhelming bittersweet feeling. what an amazing saga, boom, over, 14 years later. (what?) i remember when the books started getting popular, and me being the 'super mature' 5th/6th grader refused to read it for a while...i wasnt about to follow the crowd...who does that? but i eventually came to my senses, and embraced the awesomeness that ms rowling started on a napkin. ahhh what an awesome journey it has been! i believe my pal mr rickman (freaking love him!) summed it up best....

yes. he is simply brilliant.

so the final battle is over. so what did i do? ya, started reading the book again. im now currently in the middle of i believe 5 books now, but i just have to read this one again. i just can't seem to let it go.

i also went and saw the movie again. still as intense, still cried. deal with it.
im a harry potter freak! i cant help it :)

and, yes, i will in fact grow up to be just like mcgonagall one day and say things like 'particular proclivity for
pyrotechnics... and BOOM!' that was great. she is great. sighhhhhhhhhh love it.

ask her if she sings...

we finished reading one of my favorite short stories on friday (literally this book only has 58 pages, i think it took a total of 30 minutes to read a loud to my students) but i seriously love it. love love it. but my favorite part, is that today we started watching the movie....

and, i feel as if i shouldnt be saying this as a teacher....but this is one of those stories, where i prefer the movie over the book. maybe because i saw the movie as a little girl way before i read the book, oe maybe because the movie is so much more detailed, or maybe because still to this day, i find the movie simply magical. who cares the reason. its one of those movies, where the only person that understands the love i have for this movie is my mom. its just one of those things we have.

any who, whats happy is that my students are really enjoying it, and i am just loving every minute of it. seriously, if you haven't watched this trilogy, please do....now. you won't regret it :)

i swear, every time i watch this movie, i get the biggest chills when they round the corner, and the kids see the wagon, and her yellow bonnet... beautiful.

{for some reason i can't embed the video. so click here}

love.

absolutely ape

i say this is the perfect sunday afternoon movie

the script never ceases to amaze me.

and i personally find the humor absolutely perfect.

like enchantingly perfect...

this is clearly one of my favorite parts:

the face she makes right before this, is priceless.

but my favorite quote?

this one:

Richard: You really like it, don`t you. 

Gabrielle: What? 

Richard: Life. 

Gabrielle: Oh! Every morning when I wake up and I see there`s a whole new other day, I just go absolutely ape!

oh how i adore audrey. <3

I went to kindergarten, I know how the alphabet works

freaking LOVED this movie.

not even kidding.

it was FANTASTIC!!!!!

so happy. 

i also love the fact that kas and i will be quoting this until the end of time...observe:

 

and that SOMEHOW kym and i have a freaky psychic thing going on.

we can seriously read eachothers minds...

we both watched this for the FIRST time at the SAME time

without even knowing it...

love her.

cotton never looked so good

clearly one of my favorite dialogues of all time. simply because i makes me want to scream every time. ahhhhh who could resist mr thornton?

John Thornton: Miss Hale, I didn't just come here to thank you. I came... because... I think it... very likely... I know I've never found myself in this position before. It's... difficult to find the words. Miss Hale, my feelings for you... are very strong...
Margaret Hale: Please! Stop. Pray, please don't go any further.
John Thornton: Excuse me?
Margaret Hale: Please don't continue in that way. It's not the way of a gentleman.
John Thornton: I'm well aware that in your eyes at least, I'm not a gentleman. But I think I deserve to know why I am offensive.
Margaret Hale: It offends me that you should speak to me as if it were your... duty to rescue my reputation!
John Thornton: I spoke to you about my feelings because I love you; I had no thought for your reputation!
Margaret Hale: You think that because you are rich, and my father is in... reduced circumstances, that you can have me for your possession! I suppose I should expect no less from someone in trade!
John Thornton: I don't want to possess you! I wish to marry you because I love you!

and then as she drives off in the carriage and he says "look back at me" to himself?

that not only makes me want to scream,

i always DO scream.

oh how i love this movie.

the tinsel the lights the star that sings

tiny tree christmas<3

It comes along just once a year,
on Winters wings - Decembers rear,
ahh-ahh humbug phase is coming dear,
and then appears a perfect Christmas time,

All the world assembles its’ pieces,
Grandmothers, nephews and nieces,
with every one the joy increases,
get behind a perfect Christmas time,

A tiny tree Christmas,
hang the balls with wishes,
the tinsel the lights the star that sings,
it’s all you really need,
and you got your golden bells the star that sings,
on top your tiny tree,

So pull the shades and set the mood,
with candlelight and Chinese food,
ahh-ahh It’s a Wonderful Life plays on loop,
the makings of a perfect Christmas time,

Cause in your heart you have all the pieces,
Grand mama, nephews and nieces,
and all the while your joy it increases,
get behind a perfect Christmas time,

A tiny tree Christmas,
hang the balls with wishes,
the tinsel the lights the star that sings,
it’s all you really need,
and you got your golden bells the star that sings,
on top your tiny tree, yeahhhh,

Holiday, oh please don’t ever go away, away,
Ahhhoohhhhh
Holiday, oh don’t you ever go away, away,
Ahhhoohhhhh

Laaaa, laa, laa
La la la la laaaa laaaa laaa la la la la la
Laaaa, laa, laa
La la la la laaaa laaaa laaa la la la la la 

p.s. can i just say that i LOVE new christmas music, almost as much as i love classic christmas music.

man my christmas mix pretty much rocks this year.

can i also say that i LOVE cheesy christmas movies? like falalala lifetime one in particular.

awesome. this one got the trophy for tonight. pretty much stellar.

mary todd lincoln in DA HOUSE!

.love.

Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effondrer

autumn is indeed my favorite season. yet it makes me so homesick. blast. 

im one of those weird scentsy people, and im trying to vote for my FAVORITEST scent to be brought back. help a friend out? its spiced orange harvest...and its to die for.

somedays...ok scratch that EVERYDAY i get incredibly envious of my teachers brand new macbook. that the district provides for teachers. ahhhhh jealous

no im not dating anyone. thanks for asking...NOT. goodness gracious! enough already!

i can not even tell you how excited i am for this weekend! Friday night= Thriller with Kym and her family and Saturday night= The Drowsy Chaperone WHICH we have been waiting for for over a year! ahhhhhh cant wait!

i have come to the conclusion that i will not be able to be a teacher if i DO NOT have a smartboard. those things are simply genius. and happy. and awesome.

i have to graduate from my 4th/5th grade combo class in 3 short weeks. how will i EVER leave these kids?! 

is it tuesday yet? im ready for more GLEE and the new Jason EP! :) AND beauty and the beast to come out of the vault!

i wish the conference issue ensign came out sooner

i listened to this song approximately 16 times over the weekend. i will never get sick of it. it is in fact why i heart josh. (not the best video, but dont watch it, just listen)

i really love the fact that everyone is still talking about USU's epic smashing of BYU. happy 

i feel like i need another weekend in order to recover from my weekend. soooo sleep deprived. and olympus won the battle with my legs...soooooo sore

i really want to see this movie which probably comes as no shock, but i felt like stating that to the world regardless 

i have been jammin to season 2 glee music over the past 2 weeks (all 10 songs so far) well...half of those are britney spears songs.... i kind of have to chuckle at my self, at the realization that this is exactly what i did when i was twelve...belting out 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' at the top of my lungs. interesting

just found out you have to be 25 to be in MoTab. BLAST! i still have 3 years till i can even APPLY!

 thats it. ta ta for now!

gotta find me a J-14 mag...

*hahaha remember the J-14 magazines? oh boy.*

OKAY.

i will flat out admit it right here and now.

i can distinctly remember having this exact picture 

(as well as several others of the same nature) 

posted on my wall, a good ten years ago.

my only question to you is...would it be weird if i did it again?

not the same picture but...you know?

cause i mean seriously!!!

i hopped on the bandwagon and saw inception tonight.

just to figure out what everyone was talking about

and i LOVED IT. 

well yes, i was utterly confused for the vast majority of it

but i found it wonderfully intriguing and just plan awesome.

and so i think im going to revert back to my teeny-bopper days 

and find some leo pics

cause i will flat out admit it one more time.

im crushin on this dude again.

one of those 'ahh ha' moments

we have all been through it.

the never ending 'what am i doing with my life'

the 'is this really for me?'

and the 'what am i getting myself into?'

moments that kind of make you want to pull your hair out and run away and hide in a dark corner.

i have had my share of these moments.

especially within the past year as i have really been immersed in to college courses that really gave me a taste of the 'this is what i will be doing for the next billion years' feeling

its hard to make decisions. 

and then even when you do make decisions, its hard to feel confident that its the right choice.

i am really good at second guessing myself. and freaking myself out and changing my mind far too often.

i mean, i know i want to be a teacher,

but its easy to get caught up in the pressure of

'can i do this?'

'do i really enjoy this?'

'is this really what i should be doing right now?'

all i have to say is being a grown up is kind of tough.

but tonight i was blessed with an 'ahhh ha' moment.

it came as a surprise. it came at a much needed time. and it was in the form of a movie trailer.

huh? yes. this movie trailer had me in tears.

what a powerful film this will be.

just watching this filled me with all sorts of  'i can do this' feelings.

i want to make a change.

i want to make a difference in even just one kids life.

i want to help shape a better tomorrow.

its the little things like this, that make me realize im doing the right thing with my life.

its a great feeling these 'ahh ha' moments.

im quite the fan.

i made a pledge to see this film 'Waiting for Superman'

and i really hope you will too

yay

i have been waiting for this one!

sing off...the parking lot...5 o'clock...be there

some of you may understand the greatness that is coming my way tues night

(and your way if you choose to accept)

but just fyi...

this is a day i have been waiting 4 months for.

call me crazy

call me obsessed.

call me ridiculous,

whatever you call me,

be sure to call me a gleek

cause thats what i am.

and im proud of it.

ahhh...finally!

also...i found this song today.

and im lovin it.

enjoy!

happy tuesday!

i lied.

i mentioned here that i wanted to change my blog layout... but i wouldnt.
well as you can see i lied.
im curled up in my bed with a pile of cough drops
pumped full of airborne
(thank heavens for that brilliant teacher)
and a bottle of echinacea and vitamin c close by
in hopes of kicking this cold in the bum.
amazing what spending only 5 days being in an elementary school can do to you.
so therefore i had a good excuse to change my blog layout.
i had the time
and it took just about all of the energy i had for the day.
so i hope everyone is having a glorious sunday!
here are some stellar links for your enjoyment.

• same hill different day
  
• thats hot
• i have always dreamed of receiving one of these
• if i had a million dollars i would buy this, this and this as well as pay off all my student loans
  
• im craving this right now
• this past week my blog reached this land mark
• my sister just sent me a text that said 'hey soul sister'
• interesting...very interesting
• brilliant
• i heart this blog
• and now i bid you adieu so i can go and watch this

farewell one and all. happy sabbath day.

souvenez-vous qui vous êtes
-whit sariah

march 24th

when i woke up this morning i wasnt exactly thinking "good mornin, good mornin"
but i was thinking that this video was perfect for today.
call me a nerd
but being this is my #2 favorite movie
i remember weird things like this.
hahaha

youtube is often times stupid and won't let me embed this video,
so forgive me, but you will have to make an extra 'click'
to see why exactly march 24th is so great.

souvenez-vous qui vous êtes
-whit sariah

oh wow

i must see this....now

souvenez-vous qui vous êtes
-whit sariah

blind side

Cello Song by: The Books
Strange face, with your eyes
So pale and sincere
Underneath, you know well
You have nothing to fear
For the dreams that came to you
when you were young
Told of a life where spring has sprung

You would seem so frail
In the cold of the night
When the armies of emotion
Go out to fight
But while the earth
Sinks to its grave
You sail to the sky
On the crest of a wave

So forget this cruel world
Where I belong
Ill just sit and wait
And sing my song
And if one day
you should see me in the crowd
Lend a hand and lift me
To your place in the cloud

definitely one of the best movies i have seen in a long time

phenomenal story with such a powerful message
<3 it

souvenez-vous qui vous êtes
-whit sariah

I want you to be king forever.

"It's going to be a place where only the things you want to happen, would happen."
(pretty profound if you ask me)

souvenez-vous qui vous êtes
-whit sariah