Fury

Things that are making me mad these days:

my inability to tan

being accused of things I didn't do

my girlfriend's boyfriend's or rather...ex-boyfriend's

my diet coke baby

rain

name-dropping

my lost keys

chipping nail polish

A.S

insurance

A Day in the Life of...

Us.

Spring break. Vegas. MGM Signature Condos. Transportation to Bellagio via limousine. Chocolate strawberries delivered to our rooms. Room service. Ahhh...the life.

Impatiently waiting for our limo. Myself, Lo and friend Trish.

Limo compliments of Megan's bro-in-law

Look at my darling husband. I look like a troll next to him.

Oh these famed women...

A Break from Spring...or Break into Spring?

Spring Break. Vacation time. First time I've taken a Spring Break vacation in 300 years. It seems.

Vegas with the 'rents and sis, and sis' friend.

Geez, Ma. Don't you know how to straighten a camera? (kidding my dear)

View from 25th floor at the MGM Towers. Lo, taking Life into her own hands. (BAAA HAHAHA)

Bellagio Buffet. Do you ever pronounce it buff-et? I do.

The adorable couple in front of the "poppies....poppies!"

This post was supremely lame, except for my darling husband.

Cavity Control?

A place you must all visit is The Sweet Tooth Fairy bakery on University Avenue in Provo. Quaint little place with dozens of delicious, over-indulgent cupcakes!

Reeses Peanut Butter Cup-cupcake

Strawberry shortcake for me!

Independently Mobile

Vanditta. Vanny. Vannah White. Mini Van. Babyvan (said as one word).

So many fond names for this baby, this baby that is now mobile.

And into e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. How his mom keeps up with him is beyond me.

He even mosied (is that even a word?) on over to Skype-Mallory one morning. Melts your lil' heart!

My Dear Readers

As I'm sure many of you do as well. You'll ♥ her even more today. She is hosting a magnificent giveaway on her blog that you WILL want to enter! I promised her I would cook, and make her proud, if I received the yellow stock pot. Simple click on her adorable button to enter!

p.s - she's my sister. I'm so lucky.

A Little off the Top

Here is my darling nephew, Van, after his first hair cut. He was a champ.

And he's darling. Did I already say that?

Forever and Always...

...are my eyeliner and me!
I finally did it! And I love it!

Numbed, woozy and ready for the needles.

Still pre-ink. So nervous.

The night of, and I'm about as miserable as I look. But 3 weeks from that date and I don't regret it one bit. The pain and misery is a mere memory now...

...until the touch-up!

I'm a Goddess

...karaoke goddess, that is. I joined Whitney, Trent and Bree (among others) at

Atchafalaya's for a good ol' embarrass-yourself-in-front-of-a-drunken-crowd night. It was fantastic!

Best parts of the night:
1. Bree's rendition of "Castle on a Cloud"
2. Bree and I nailed down our go-to song. "Sweet Dreams" by Heart

Rock n' Roll

4 years and still growing. I thoroughly enjoy my nephew being so close so I can watch him get so big!

Could he look any happier? Reminds me of a picture of his mother near this same age. Wish I had it (hint, hint Ma).

Tadd decided 4 years was a good age for a suit! One he can grow a bit into, anyway.

Our thank you card narrated by Jack, scribed by Whitney, thanked us for the "little suit". Something about that sent me into fitful giggles.

Serving us our skittle sacrament similar to the deacons, which he is fascinated with.

Happy Birthday Cowboy Jack. We love you!

Benefit #2

Second benefit of working in my department: hitching a ride on a private plane from Boise to Provo.

Plan: head home same night I flew in to surprise Tadd. Wife arrives home 12 hours before scheduled, happy husband! Right? Wrong.

Forgot to tell him I was going to be "occupied" for the next few hours, so when I landed at midnight, he was in a full-fledged panic. Whoopsies.

Thanks for the lift, Lon!

Twisty Carbs

Benefit #1 of working in Nu Skin's Distributor Success department: Pretzel Day! Remember The Office?

Assortment of twisty carbs: cinnamon sugar, plain, salted, garlic salt, etc...

First choice: Salted with Marinara Sauce

Single Girl in better days (stay tuned on her blog for an explanation of her not-so-better days).

Two of the hooligans I hang with at work, and outside corporate jail (I mean that in the nicest way possible, Blake).

For Rent!

Remember THIS gem of an apartment? Well...it's available!

We are trying to get out ASAP, but need to give our landlord 30 days notice, so we're looking for someone to move in!

Specs

1 bedrooom, 1 bathroom, washer and dryer included, all paint is a year old (painted by yours truly and husband), disposal, dishwasher

Provo, UT by BYU campus and close to UVU campus

1 of 4 apartments in a large home

Currently paying $600

Want more info? Leave me your email address!

Sober @ Spark

Few weeks ago (I'm not a real time blogger, ok?) I headed out for drinks after work with the girls. Don't worry Mom, these drinks are non-alcoholic at Sp^rk!

We like to pretend we're heading out for Happy Hour to clear our corporate-heads and let loose.

Mango something-or-other. Highly recommended by yours truly.

Dry Soda, not recommended.

Sarah, Kristen, Myself, Bree, Celina, Emmie, Lisa? (correct me if I'm wrong Celly)

Tell me, what wouldn't you do for those cheek bones!
(No, not mine. Those are implants.)

Off-Site!

You don't seriously think that when the boys in the office head to the State High School Basketball game that us girls would just sit aroujnd the office and WORK? Don't be ridiculous. Up to Cheesecake Factory we went!

Photos courtesy of Single Girl

All the girls, and baby Jason

Can't there be a state basketball tourament every week?

Funk...

I am in a blog FUNK. Don't want to post, nothing to post, dread looking at my blog...and I can't figure out how to snap out of it.

I thought maybe if I confessed publicly on my self-loathing blog it would clear the air.

Blog Desire, please come back to me.

Incredible

The moment you've all been waiting for...professional, stunning photos of the new Mr. and Mrs. Johnson!

(photo by Ashley Thalman Photography)

Be sure to click on the links Ashley has provided at the bottom of her post. The slideshow is my favorite.

Four Years Ago Yesterday...

Night of engagement, and first kiss in front of parents

...My sweetheart knelt on one knee (two would be considered begging), opened a black box revealing a gorgeous picked-by-him-ring, and asked me to be his forever.

How lucky am I.

New Jo's

Feb 24th 2009 marks a memorable day in the Peterson and Johnson family - Nick and Mallory committed them selves to each other for time and all eternity!

Emerging as husband and wife!

The perfect portrayal of love!

Another pristine portrayal of looooooooooove.

Well gosh, ANOTHER! Aren't they so perf!

Dad and girls, minus the newest Mrs.

My five best friends, how I love each and every one of them!

I've Been Waiting For So Long...

My new favorite BIL, Chris, treated the girls to Celine Dion tickets Christmas of 2007! We finally made it, or rather SHE finally made it to her own concert in February. This was definitely the experience of a lifetime!

Look how happy we are!

I have a new girl crush. And it's strong.

THANK YOU CHRIS! And thank you Tysen for marrying him!

(And thank you Tadd for marrying me, so I could go see Celine Dion!)

All in a Day's Ride

Two weeks ago, I attended a recognition trip for Nu Skin, which included a half day of snowmobiling...naturally, I had to ensure that my executives were safe on the summit!

Awaiting my first time snowmobiling! If you're wondering if I was one of the first to crash, the answer is yes. No worries, it just so happens that four feet of snow acts like a giant cushion.

Jeff, Kristen, myself, Scott and Ryan. I sure impressed the dudes with my daring antics. Scaling jumps, riding unchartered trails, etc. Yeah, I'm bad ass.

Day Dos

Splendid day: spent some time in fantastic Bellevue, Corbin is oh-so-jealous. Ate at Daniel's on the 21st floor of the Hyatt, delicious steak (I didn't ask for A1, first time in 23 years).

Kristen and I with Yolanda, a lady I have the pleasure of working with in my new role.

View of Bellevue from Daniel's. Seattle skyline straight ahead.

If I didn't have the short term memory of an 80 year old I could tell you what this harbor is called...pretty though, huh?

It's really unfortunate, but this is how I look in heavy traffic. Heading to Olive Garden for a recognition dinner for our bracelet-gifting-distributor-friend, the main purpose Kristen and I came out to Seattle (the dinner, not the receipt of said bracelets).

Lisa, our shining star (or shining Diamond, I should say) and her husband Tom. We LOVE them. Lisa has a heart of gold, and Tom is painfully funny. Is it bad to have a crush on him?

Another favorite distributor, Sue! I shall never forget the conversation we had about where her laser hair removal specialist has had to laser on the job. I think I piddled a little...

Just so happens Five for Fighting was at our hotel when we got back, or some band that so badly wanted to sound like them anyway.

Smashing day, quite splendid indeed.

*I miss Edward*