sunday dinners, la familia and gossip

 (la familia at the annual Arlington christmas party)

Sunday is a special day. It is the most important day of the week. I consider my Sunday's to be sacred. I consider them to be different than every other day of the week. My Sunday's are about family, good food, hot gossip, dating 101, flirty desserty and oh yeah church too. 

Sunday dinners have been around for as long as we have had the day off. As mormon's and Call's we have very little option in which vices we choose to take part in. So we have chosen to eat rum cake as opposed to the drinking of rum. We have chosen indulging ourselves with the best mexican food, steak, salmon, guacamole, ribs, salad, rolls, and pasta rather than placing money on the big game. We choose to arouse ourselves through over eating and sugar comas rather than "opening the present before Christmas" (just imagine my 80 year old grandpa explaining this to the newly engaged).

With many young single adults (mostly male) joining us for our sacred Sunday dinners these Sunday dinners have become somewhat of a dating how to or dating how to not. I mean it is the day after Saturday. It is the weekend coming to an end, who better to analyze the post date text with than members of  your own family.  Often times it is very educating to be the only single girl at the table. I now realize that sometimes a guy might get your number on Monday, hang out with you Tuesday, ask you out for Friday on Wednesday and be over you by Thursday. Seriously.

I  have learned much more than just how to set a table, bake, bbq, and do the dishes at Sunday dinner. I have learned to lie through my teeth about what really went on the previous weekend. I have learned to always be temple worthy while sitting by Dad, Grandpa and Grandmother because you never know when you will get the worthiness interview in front of everyone. I have come to realize that it is not enough to be into someone you need to be pursuing them, along with keeping your options open. You need to be able to hold your own while mingling but if your too good you will be put in the "she's not interested" category. You need to master the line between taking home to meet the parents sweet and just boring.  I am telling you it really is a game. The dating game.

I am just lucky enough to learn majority of my plays, and rules while enjoying Sunday dinner.

 

(some of la familia skydiving together + elliots lady friend)

 

(la familia at lisey's campfire birthday party with some of my besties em and rach)

 

(putting some of those dating game plays to work in a fall la familia group date)

I've had a Day

one of my favorite movies is one fine day i love how absolutely nothing goes right for them. at one point michelle phiefer says to george clooney "i have a day ahead of me". one of my besties kara would always use that phrase in high school (you see she is the one who introduced me to one fine day i believe it was my 9th birthday she gave me the soundtrack and guess what? i fell in love) naturally i started to adapt the phrase into my own vocabulary. so even though i did not have "a day ahead of me" it turned into a day.

a day where nothing seemed to go right. everything i did iwas just wrong. today i was off. does that make any sense? i hope it does. 

because that would mean i am not the only one who ended her day at her parent's house, in her mom's jim jams and promised herself that tomorrow i will be happy, tomorrow i will be in control, tomorrow i will get things done, but tonight i am just going to be. be with my hopes and dreams for a better tomorrow. sweet dreams.

something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

as of july 2009 i have been in 6 weddings and counting

my life has been consumed with my dear friends and family getting married.

i have gone from a wedding virgin to a wedding expert in a mere half a year.

my new favorite show is "say yes to the dress"

i can throw a bachelorette party with out a sweat

although bridal showers are my forte.

due to process of elimination i have planned my whole wedding...

dancing: 

yes

dj: 

no way

live band: 

always

dessert buffet:

no

extraordinary dinner: 

a must

line: 

no way

fab dress, hair and make up: 

absolutely (it is my day after all!)

bridesmaids: 

maybe

brothers dancing: 

an absolute yes

wedding video montage: 

already compiling my pics

first dance:

started practices last week 

groom:

fabulously handsome, funny and genuine

date: 

not until i find previously mentioned groom and fall in love

(a girl can dream though...right?) 

 

*just a few of the wedding dinners, bridal showers, wedding open houses, bachelorette parties, garden parties, wedding receptions, and my favorite temple exits

my person

last night i was talking to my favorite single older brother. 

we are at the same point in our lives. 

single, working, going to school, wanting adventure, looking for love, finding ourselves, making good habits and analyzing every situation. 

i love talking to this older brother of mine. 

not just because we are going through many of the same life altering decisions

but because he gets me. 

he knows me 

and guess what?

he still likes me. 

he doesn't care that i have made him more mad than any human being ever. 

he does not care that i don't answer his phone calls, texts, i fall asleep while he is talking to me and hang up just because i'm not in a good mood,

he doesn't care if i have makeup on or my hair is done...in fact he never even notices either way.

he doesn't care if i have made past mistakes.

what he does care about is that i am nice, honest, loving, hard working, true to my self 

and most of all

he cares that i am happy. 

we all deserve people like this in our life. 

so thank you ALEX for being my person 

even if it is just until we each find the one.

(august 2006 before he left for england)

(80's dancing winter 2009)

confusion...

as the author and sole contributor of this blog i have a confession. 

i have no idea what this blog is really about. 

at first it was about the "material" 

but then i realized my "material" was mostly about others

so...

in order to stop my oh so bad habit of gossiping 

this blog is in confusion. 

there is no real purpose to me blogging 

but 

yet i love it.

i think it is because it reminds me of how 

blessed, 

grateful,

fabulous, 

incredible, 

loving, 

and

fun 

my life really is.

Love?

i don't know exactly what love is...

i know i love my friends,

and 

my family,

i know i love my frye boots,

and my car

i know i love my roommates and sudo roommates,

i know i love eating and cooking,

i know i love clothes and shopping,

but 

i do not know what it is like to fall in love. 

but i hear it is magical. 

i can't wait to experience the magic,

oh and have a valentine.

happenings

rules are meant to be broken

or

at least bent

the same goes for new years resolutions

shower 3 times a week...check

(please notice the make up and clean hair...karoke with la familia)

wear make up 5 times a week...check

think about working out...getting there

pray daily...check

learn how to bake with grandmother...sweet rolls check

(grandmother teaching me how to bake, isn't she a beauty)

dedicated blogger...not the last two weeks

serve others...nursery at the family support and treatment center

(not the fstc nursery but watching my fav cambodian kids)

save my hard earned monies...check(other than the express dress)

and
learn to love myself...a daily challenge but working on it