You've been TAGGED!!

Guess what?! I tagged ALL of you. I want to know all your quirks, especially the ones that are very embarrassing.

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Please see my blog for details.

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Also, this tag can be quite informative. For example, I googled stuff and realized that I have telephobia and Trichotillomania. What will YOU find out??

I'm a PC!

So I finally moved into an apartment and also got a job. I'm sure most everyone already knows but I am going to be working at Microsoft as a Media Specialist for search engine marketing. I'll be working with advertisers who advertise on Microsoft's search engine, Microsoft Live. My new apartment is in Kirkland which is about 15 minutes north of Seattle. Now that I'm finally getting settled in you can all start planning your trips to come and visit ;) Thanks for all the love and support everyone has given me, it made the transition from Provo to Seattle a lot easier.

L is for...

...LAUREN! And today is her Sweet Twenty-Five. 

Laurie Cat, Laurie Cat, We love you...Yes we doooooo.

(Meant to be sung to the tune of "Jinxy Cat")

L is for the LAUGHTER she freely shares with all who know her.

A is for the ANIMAL-LOVER inside of her (mainly dolphins).

U is for the UMBRELLA of protection that she offers her friends and loved ones.

R is for her RIDICULOUS good looks. 

E is for the EDUCATION that she exudes...she's so smart; so very smart.
N is for NEVER being NEGATIVE through life's ups and downs. 

She's So Pritt-aaay.

HAPPY BIRD-DAY, LAUR!

*Photos courtesy of Lauren's Facebook page. Thanks!

Thanks!

Thank you to everyone who made my birthday so special! The calls, FB messages, extra planning, attendance to the birthday celebration, and overall thoughtfulness meant so much! My favorite part about birthdays is spending time and catching up with friends. I am so grateful to have such wonderful people in my life and I love you all!!!

FRIENDS VIDEO

For those who haven't seen it, we put this together last year...

Seattle

So I finally moved out of Provo, can you believe it? I feel like I lived in Provo forever and I've actually felt a little homesick since I left, weird... Anyway, I'm very excited to be in Seattle. I love it up here and I get to be close to my family (very close right now since I'm temporarily living with them). I haven't quite nailed down a job or an apartment yet but I'm working on it. I decided to post a few pictures to try and entice some of you to come and visit. There are lots and lots of fun things to do up here including a visit to Forks for all those Twilight fans out there. No one has posted on here for awhile and I know you are all living very exciting lives so please update us all :) Also thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who wrote such nice things in the book Lauren put together for me. I feel so lucky to have so many incredibly wonderful friends in my life.

Pearls of wisdom from FHE

Last night, Mark and I invited our friend Les over for FHE. He's an older single guy from our ward. At one point during dessert, Les looked up at the ceiling and quizically asked, "What would life be like without High School Musical?"

He then looked at me, eyes wide, and in all seriousness (as though testifying) said,

"Without High School Musical, our lives would SUCK.

Then he went back to eating.

Be grateful you have High School Musical, guys.

Linda Loves Lateness

Well, Linda's big day has come and gone, but I thought I'd post some favorite Linda memories that are relevant to those affiliated with this here blog.

Remember when...
- We would sit around for hours telling Linda to sing various Christmas carols and then laugh in her face when the words were way off. She never was much for lyric accuracy. "Drinking smile after smile."
- Pat walked in on her changing and thought that she was dancing in her room, but she was actually just pulling her jeans up.
-She would scare easily and yell loud enough for the whole complex to hear.
-She introduced us to the game "True Colors"
-She had multiple personalities depending on her hair color/style (i.e., Tina- bangs, Anja Povamitsky-dark brunette)
-Brandon S. told her that when he first met her, he didn't like her, but now he did.
-She won every costume contest...it wasn't an option for her to be second best. She never liked subtlty when it came to dressing up.
-She hosted great impromtu dance parties.

Linderson, you're the best. We're all your greatest fans. Hope your birthday was truly a delight.

American Idol

Hi everyone! In case you haven't seen my blog already, I just wanted to show you all my exciting event of last week. I'm trying to be more like Pat and meet famous people. Love you all! Dana

10 Things I Hate About You

Ok, not really.

First off, Happy Birthday again! to Miss Linda. Hope your day is fabulous!

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I was talking to Sir Patrick Annison yesterday. I asked him why he hasn't joined the blog. His response - "I don't have anything to blog about." First, Patrick, I would like to direct you to my personal blog, which is full of complete crap. You're talking to the wrong person. Therefore, I will now share with Patrick 10 exciting things he could blog about.

(In no particular order)

1. Movie Critiques - I KNOW you're about to go see Batman. Let us know what you think!


2. A picture of you with your iPhone. Rub it in all of our faces. Please.


3. Pictures from the next time you run into the High School Musical crew in Maui.


4. A memoir of the faaaabulous time you're going to have with the Bowl-of-Cereals, tentatively scheduled in two weeks.


5. Marriott trivia?


6. A post every day with every single thing you did: when you slept, what you ate, etc.


7. A travelogue of one of your trips to go see American Idol or SYTYCD and pictures with you and the celebs.


8. 10 things you love about Lisa Carlson Bellisario.


9. Pictures of us going to eat at Denis Leary's food shack, the Sentinel, in downton SF. He actually stands behind the counter and cooks for you, supposedly. (Whisper: we should do that!)


10. A photo journal of you slipping into people's hotel rooms in the middle of the night and taking pictures with them while asleep in their beds. Hee hee.

See! Plenty of stuff to blog about!! If we still had the typewriter, I'd suggest you do something with that, but... Say, whatever happened to that typewriter?...

Happy Birthday Linda Jane

I would just like to wish Linda Jane Kyle a very happy birthday. I hope it is wonderful! Wait, do they celebrate birthdays in Canada? I can't remember... J/K Linda, I hope you post about everything you did for your birthday, love you!

All the way from Canadia...

Yay Robyn! I'm stoked about this! GENIUS idea I tell ya.

So, to add-on to everyone else's... here are 3 Reasons why you should be jealous of the life of Dr. Linda Jane Kyle III.

1. I got to hang-out with Jordan Karren in Canada on Canada Day! Yeah!
2. It's my birthday week
3. I just beat my roommate in a splits competition... anyone wanna challenge me? I dare you to try.

Jealousy

I love this blog thing idea!

3 Reasons you probably cry yourself to sleep at night because you can't be A. Lauren Carter:

1. I get to watch sloovies anytime I want (for those of you who are wondering what a sloovie is, allow me to explain. Movie + bed + sleeping = sloovie).
2. I have a whole freezer full of otter pops.
3. I'm still living in Provo Utah... which means: I get to shop at Gen x clothing whenever I want, I can stop in at Cleo's white moments to pick up some trinkets whenever I feel the need, I get to experience the beauty and grandeur of Provo canyon, I can eat Cafe Rio everyday of the week, I get to run the Provo half marathon

Jealous?

oh yeah, and we have a Nintendo 64.

We Can Be Together Forever Someday

Awesome idea, Robyn. We often wonder how all of you guys are doing and what you're up to. We really love the reminders of why we are so dang jealous of all of you. 

3 Reasons You Should Be Jealous of DJ & Candra:

1. Since we live in Dallas, we get to wear giant foam cowboy hats wherever we go and brightly colored cowboy boots.

2. We're getting a baby in October and we get to name him whatever we want. (Superman Probert, Gary, Prince, Dudley L. Probert III?? Any feedback?)

3. We have a PlayStation2. 

So, does anyone want to come visit us? 

I should be working but what the heck...

We toured stores this morning... so I'm so beat... its hard being Ross Royalty.

Very cute idea Robyn. I can't wait to hear about everyone's adventures.

And PS ... I'm chillin' poolside tomorrow, soakn’ up the goodness of the sun. Reminds me good old days at Enclave.... purrrrrrr.. good times. Happy Friday everyone!

I forgot

4. Lisa wrote an entire blog entry about me: http://thebellisarios.blogspot.com/

I'm in!

Three reasons why you should be jealous of my life:

1. I live 5 blocks from Huntington Beach
2. I'm going to Costa Rica in November
3. I own Golden Diapers given to me by Christopher Walken because of my awesome cowbell skills.

Shannon

Yay!

Welcome to our new friend blog. I have to admit, I am terrible at keeping in touch with people. It is no reflection on how much I do or don't care about someone, it's just always been a struggle for me. Hopefully this blog will create one place we can go to to see updates on how everyone is doing. I hope everyone will post about what is happening in your life no matter how trivial you think it is. I love all of you and can't wait to hear what everyone is up to.