insomnia

i should be sleeping, but my mind is running about a mile a minute.

ideas that just cannot settle:

*laptop case - need to decide on a concept

*friends - or lack there-of when it comes to having a movie posse or girls night

*school work - got to get it all done in a matter of weeks

*summertime - my favorite time of the year

*past - need to find myself again

*wii - played it for the first time today and now want one

*yoga - love it, miss it, should start again tomorrow

*baby - his top teeth need to break through already

*food - gotta buy some milk and finish pureeing fruits and veggies for baby

*overwhelmed - need to tackle one project at a time instead of trying to do everything all at once

*celebrity apprentice - that show is addictive

*external hard drive - don't want to upload picture from the camera until i have one

*photoshop elements - waiting to install on external hard drive (maybe)

*apartment - decorating and baby-proofing

*coffee table - how can it be altered to be safer for baby as he is learning to stand and walk

*sleep - get a better schedule to prevent future episodes of insomnia

*perpetual kid - new favorite website

random facts

1. google reader is my best friend because I am a blog junkie.

2. my hobbies/interests have changed more times than madonna has re-invented herself. the only one that has really stood the test of time is photography.

3. marriage has ruined chick flicks for me. i have no need for the fairy tale stories because my life is way better. you are now excused to vomit over the sappy-ness.

4. i look forward to when the grocery ads come out every week. there is nothing like the high i get from shopping the bargains to maximize the food budget.

5. someday i would like to own a seafoam green vespa with a matching sidecar. sidecars = classy.

6. i want to be a professional photographer.

7. my favorite place to visit is newport beach, ca. i stayed on balboa island with my sister one summer and it was amazing!

8. growing up i never wanted to be a mom. if i had known how cool little man would be, my attitude would have been different.

9. my current favorite book is the millionaire next door. it makes me sad how americans view their finances and all the debt the average american accumulates.

10. i miss my sister and wish we lived in the same state - but living in the same country would be an improvement.

11. i love building forts out of sheets and such. oh the forts that will be made when little man is old enough to appreciate it. or maybe tomorrow.

12. my favorite movie is mean girls. my love of the movie increases when husband quotes it - which is pretty often.

13. i am a tetris master. i spent a lot of time in high school calculus playing battle tetris with a classmate - time well spent.

14. when i was little i couldn't understand why anyone would like the color green because it was the color of boogers. it is now my favorite color and has been for years.

15. i can't wait to take little man swimming.

16. the only craving i had while pregnant was french fries with avocado.

17. husband and i are working on watching all the bond movies. if anyone would like to join us in our endeavor, i am all about creating a movie night posse.

18. my favorite pizza toppings are tomatoes and avocado.

19. i want to have an avocado to eat right now.

20. i have seen guster three times in concert and it has not been enough.

21. i would love to visit rome - traveling around it in a sidecar would be ideal. :)

22. i love vintage cameras, especially twin lens cameras.

23. i have watched this video about a million times: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc3ZAs17uAg&eurl it is probably my favorite song - mostly because of all the instruments involved. the accordion really makes it.

24. i had gained my freshman 15 from 2 full bowls of the creamery's peanut butter cup ice cream every sunday. worth every bite.

25. lately all i have been able to think about is getting a DSLR camera and a macbook. as soon as someone takes over our old contract in utah, they are mine. anyone looking for a nice 3 bed/1 bath place in provo?

a little bit about me

a fellow blogger sent me the following questions to answer:

1. how did you and your husband meet? how long did you date before you were engaged, and how long were you engaged?
we meet in a college calculus class. he sat in the desk in front of me. i would often wore t-shirts that had references to bands or inside jokes, and he usually had something to say about my shirts. i thought it was cool that he knew guster and that he picked up on a ben kweller reference. he decided that the best way to get my undivided attention was by asking if i would help him study. little did he know that i took my math seriously, so tried other tactics to win my affection. we dated for two months, broke up and stayed friends for nine months, dated again for one month, got engaged, and married about 3 months later.

the shirts I wore:

guster is my co-pilot

sha sha? sha do.

2. what would you say gives you inspiration to do your best and keep trying?

i get a high from knowing a did a good job. and i love the feeling of completing a project. my college experience has been the most difficult project to complete, but i know that it will be a huge reward to know that i finished. i also believe that i am the only one who can control my happiness, and it is hard to be happy if i just give up.

3. what do you love most so far, about being a mom?
i love it when my baby smiles and laughs! and i love to watch his silly antics. watching him reach for my in-and-out shake was pretty exciting, too.

4. where is the farthest that you have traveled? (based on where you grew up)
in december of 2002 i was in new york city for about two days. it is about 2,466 miles from where i grew up - the furthest i've ever been from home. it was a very different experience for me. growing up in the southwest, i am used to lots of sun year round and a lot of wide open space. new york, in the winter, doesn't offer either one of those traits. i enjoyed riding the staten island ferry past the statue of liberty, eating at ocean's eleven pizza, visiting central park, riding the subway, seeing the temple before it was finished, and of course seeing many places that i had seen in the movies - like the tiffany & co from breakfast at tiffany's! the weather left much to be desired - it was what i have come to identify as "butt-nasty cold - so i would like to visit at a warmer time

5. what are some of your pet peeves?

gum stuck to the sidewalk, drivers that blast the bass on their stereos (especially in residential areas), unsolicited advice/opinions from complete strangers, blisters from dress shoes, and being woken up in the morning before my alarm goes off.