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I will have this song stuck in my head all day!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

2008 was a great year!!

Here is what I did:

Started a blog
Met President Bush in the Oval Office
Helped the Pope celebrate his burfday
Visited the Grand Canyon
Went to the Opening Day of Baseball at National’s Stadium
Volunteered - A lot
Watched my friend recover
Watched my best friend move away
Voted
Laughed a lot
Fall in love with Arrested Development
Started to want children
Finally bought the shoes that I have been in love with
Got kissed by Kenny Chesney
Became obsessed with kayaking
Was hit on by too many married men
Started a juice cleanse
Fell in love with American Apparel T-shirts
Met two of my new best friends (little Z and Nat)
Celebrated my 24th

New Blog:

Check out Nicole's Embloggery where every post is embroidered.

To Do: Shopping

I want this. Real bad.

To Do: Listen

This song is stuck in my head.

Thanks Little Z.

To Do: Watch

Saw this over at Even Cleveland. It reminds me of this.

To Do: Bedtime Stories

Uhh Ohh...

Well, This One went on an accidential date last night and saw Bedtime Stories.

Cute movie. Cute boy.

:)

To Do: Wardrobe

Can we talk about something?

This?

I am in love with this closet by Making It Lovely. Love it!!!



and here, for a closer view. I love the white wig. So fun.

To Do: Metro...

Not sure how I feel about this...

To Do: Laugh

Just Take It!!

On may way to work today I jammed out to "Take Another Piece of My Heart" with my best bud.

Then I saw this cool necklace over on Natalie's blog.

Cute idea.

Update: Urgh, I mean Ugg

I may have been mildly delusional because of the FRIDGED COLD WEATHER here in DC.

For a minute there, I thought that Uggs might be acceptable.

BUT...

I do still love Aunj. A lot.

This is the text message I got last night:

Just out on the town with my uggs...ahhh feel free to put this on the blog. I loved the one when when you mentioned me. I read it everyday and get mad when you don't post. I love you.

You goober. I miss you. Come visit!!

Wish List:

I want that flower.

And it's only $5.80 at Forever 21 per Fashion is Spinach.

My Favorites:

I have recently become ADDICTED to this.

Thanks, Little Z.

I Love This:

and this:


a lot.

My Favorite Thing Today:

Hello, I love Anna's home. I adore it.

Last Minute Gift Idea

Buy a chicken.

Check out Heifer International.

This is a great gift idea!

Urgh, I mean Ugg

First off, I hate Uggs. I do not own a pair either.

In fact, when I posted about the Leather Jacket my best guy friend Nat responded, "I have a leather jacket. It is a nice leather jacket and I am going to start wearing it whenever I see you!! Plus, you girls wear those ugly Ugg boots."

I promised him that those aren't my scene though.

But...

they might be soon. :/

Aunj, who is my best friend from ASU, texted me the other night. "Don't hate me but I just bought a pair of Ugg boots. They are dark and I only plan on wearing them with pants."

I laughted out loud at Mr. Smiths when I got that.

Then...

I see these new Uggs over at Natalie's blog.

I kinda like them...

To Do: Sing Loud!!

Does it get any better than this?, originally uploaded by just *gill.

Yesterday I went to church with my friend Mike.

Mike loves to sing. And he sings loud.

I love it.

I figure, if you are going to sing in church, sing loud.

Sing your heart out! Who cares what you sound like.

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Happy Holiday!!

It is like 10 degrees here and frickin freezing!!!

I had my friend Ryan in town since last Wednesday and just dropped him off at the airport this morning at 5am.

Plus, my pops is still here. And my roommate Ryan was here this weekend too.

Welcome to the frat house. :)

Anyhow, I am trying to get into the holiday season. I made a magnolia leaf wreath this weekend. I will post pictures soon. I can't decide if I want to paint it gold or not. Any input?

To Do: Get It?

Britney, you are one witty lady!!

(Do you 'get' this song?? - listen to the chorus. "Everyone wants to iF yoU SEE K aME.")

(Thanks Erin for explaining it to me!!)

Happy Birthday to ME!!

via here.

Happy Birthday me! December 15th baby!!!


I wasnt really that into my birthday this year. I really didn't do anything too special either.


I had dinner with my dad, my favorito friend Nat, and two little, cutie Marines.


Then, on the 16th, I went out to the middle of nowhere (read Quanitco, VA) and volunteered with the USO. There were 700 Marine Reserve soldiers coming through on their way to Iraq. The USO had the soldiers bring out a cake and sing happy birthday to me.


I thought that we were all singing to one of the soldiers so I sang along until I saw the cake and it had MY name on it. :)


What a special memory!!

Even Cleveland... is one of the coolest blogs ever.

I love that her blog is a stream of consciousness. It is like being in her mind.

I love her posts this week. All gold.

To Do: Remember Darfur

Marking International "Human Rights Day," President George W. Bush meets with Dr.Halima Bashir, a Darfur Human Rights Activist in the Oval Office of the White House. President Bush said Dr. Bashir, the author of "Tears of the Desert," "This good soul brings firsthand accounts to what life is like in Darfur. She has witnessed violence, deprivation, and she carries a message of a lot of people who want our help." White House photo by Chris Greenberg

President Bush marked international “Human Rights Day” and the 60th anniversary
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by meeting this afternoon with Dr.
Halima Bashir, a Sudanese rape-torture survivor turned human rights
activist.

President Bush held up a copy of Dr. Bashir’s recently
published book Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur and said she
"brings first-hand accounts" of the "violence and deprivation” that is taking
place in Darfur."

The President assured his visitor that “despite the
economic difficulties, our aid will continue to flow.” He expressed frustration
with “the pace of activities” by the U.N. and said that Sudanese President
Bashir (no relation) “cannot escape accountability” for the situation.

Dr. Bashir, wearing a white, red and black patterned outfit that covered
all of her body except for her eyes, spoke so softly that her words were barely
audible over the constant click of camera shutters. She thanked the President
for inviting her to the White House, condemned the “almost incomprehensible”
violence and asked him to do what he could to “stop the genocide and crisis in
Darfur.”

(Dr. Bashir chose to cover up almost her entire body to protect
her identity.)

Bashir, a rare college-educated woman in her Zaghawa
tribe, was working as a doctor in a remote Darfur village when the Janjaweed
militia, which is supported by the Sudanese central government, surrounded a
girl's school and systematically raped 42 teachers and students, some as young
as 8 years old. As punishment for treating the injured women, soldiers kidnapped
Bashir and brutalized her. In Tears of the Desert she wrote, “The three of them
took turns raping me. And while doing so they burned me with their cigarettes,
and cut me with their blades. They raped me until I lost consciousness. ...There
was nothing more that anyone could do to me. My life was over."

Fortunately, it was not. She escaped and eventually won asylum in
England, along with her husband and children. She has become a leading advocate
for international action to end Darfur violence, particularly terror aimed at
women and children.

A bit of background: The White House says that the
U.S. has spent more than $5 billion since 2004 for security and humanitarian
intervention in Darfur. According to the White House, U.S. programs currently
help to provide food, shelter, health care and medical care for more than 4.2
million people.

Rick Dunham
Houston Chronicle
Washington Bureau Chief

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On a Totally Unrelated Note...

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I think this guy is sooo cool. Like the coolest of the cool.

This is General James T. Conway.

He is the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

He is everything that a Marine should be.

...and always so nice and friendly.


ap - Marine Corps Commandant, Gen. James Conway, left, and an unidentified wounded Marine, listen as President Bush speaks at the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

To Do: Welcome the Holidays

via whitehouse.gov

What up Christmas? I am so excited for your arrival.

Oh, and my burfday is coming up!! (Dec 15th!!)

Its cold as hell here in DC. (That is, if hell was cold and filled with politicians and lawyers. But who knows!!)

Thank you Joanna for the shout out this morning. (Check them out HERE!!) It made my week! (I needed that!!)

So, my dad comes into town tomorrow. I haven't seen him in 3 years!! I am so excited!

Within 24 hours of landing in DC my dad will be shaking the President's hand and attend the White House Christmas Party with me! I am so excited!!

(Still need to find something to wear though!)

Talk soon!!

To Do: Laugh (some more)

watch all the reaction videos too. you will laugh.

sorry scarlet.

To Do: Laugh (a lot!!)

To Do: Decorate

I have been trying to decide how I want to decorate for the Holidays.

I was thinking about gold. then silver. then black and gold.

what about NATURE!!

It reminds me of home in Arizona. :)

BTW, the White House decorated with Red, White, and Blue.

To Do: Wikipedia Search

Being Red made me laugh today. A great new blog!!

This picture made me think of a co-worker who loves Wikipedia search everything.

He came back the other day with an Italian sub from subway and next thing I know I walk by his desk and he has started to research salami.

I have eaten too much candy.

Thanks Bee,

I have this song stuck in my head!!

To Do: Don't Cry

I need this today. Its been rough.

Thank you, Even Cleveland.

To Do: Read More at Sweetie Pie Pumpkin Noodle

Jackie, I love your blog. And I really love it today.

Check out these... from HERE.

and this...

To Do: Laugh (sorry)

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

To Do: Crave (more)

Okay, I forgot to mention that I also just bought these.

I need candy. I am having a rough day.

MMMMMmmmm

To Do: Crave

I have been craving these little devils for the last few days.

I just bought a pack and it looks like I may finish it very soon. :)

MMMMmmmm.