love this.

i've seen this on a few blogs now and i finally watched it this morning. it brought a smile to my face.... a big one. i am thankful for beautiful people. i look at every person in this video, and i often find myself observing strangers while out and about, and i am always amazed at how unique, beautiful, and inspiring people can be. i'm thankful for good examples that i've had in my life. i'm thankful to be alive. i'm thankful for the gospel, and my testimony. i'm thankful for wind. i'm thankful for my robe and blankets that keep me warm when my bear of a husband wants to turn the heat off because he's hot. i'm thankful for my husband. he spent a long time putting up our crib last night and i'm not quite sure he has any idea of how much that moment meant to me. i have a crib, and it will be used. i'm thankful for that. i'm thankful for sunshine. i'm thankful for friends. i could go on and on, so to put it simply, i'm just thankful.

smiles are nice. so is laughter.

saw new moon last night. it wasn't bad-- we were hoping for a little more action, but there was a lot of romance in there as well. surprise surprise. the reason i put this picture up of mr. pattinson is because he is actually laughing and smiling in it, which is sort of like a breath of fresh air. they are so serious in the movie. always. there are never any light moments. i couldn't handle it! wouldn't it be nice to see some smiles and laughter every once in awhile? and maybe for bella not to be so freaking awkward all the time, even around the one she can't live without?

anyway, there were no previous plans to post about this, but i saw this photo and couldn't help myself. have a fabulous day!

oh wow.

latest quote from kate moss:

"nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."

apparently this is her personal motto.

{quote found on people.com}

this quote bugs me so much. and we wonder why so much of america, particularly girls, have eating disorders. it makes me feel so sad. thanks kate.

wanted:

in need of amazing fabric websites, or stores around the salt lake/orem area. i've made the pelmet box, and i think i did a pretty good job. however, my fabric didn't work, and i've looked everywhere. so please, please share your secrets with me. i beg of you.

THANK YOU FRIENDS.

the above fabrics are right up my alley... not necessarily colors (do l.o.v.e. the colors, but not for nursery at this time), but designs. these particular ones come from lewis & sheron textile co. in atlanta. great website, but i don't necessarily want to order fabric. i'd love to find this kind of stuff around here, but maybe it just doesn't exist. i'm from atlanta, so i could just have my mom go scout out some fabric for me... anyway. i'd still love to know what's good around here, if there is anything good.

help me.

giveaway!

click HERE to enter just-cook-already's november giveaway. don't miss it! winner announced on november 25.

brave attempt by jenna...

thank you little green notebook for the tutorial. i'll be making one of these today.

BAH!

clutter.

i feel like i've got a lot of clutter. no, this is not a picture in my home. although i do love all these books. yeah, see this is my problem. i have a hard time getting rid of certain things, and those certain things cause subtle clutter. i use the word subtle because it's not like i'm some insane pack rat. i just appreciate certain things that i have.... like books, for example.

i look at all these interior design blogs and go ga-ga over these rooms, and guess what they all have in common? NO CLUTTER. not one bit.

take this room for example:

see? zero clutter. simple. fabulous. oh how i adore this room, you have no idea.

anyway, i'm going to go clean out some drawers and some cupboards and get rid of it.

we all know i'm a fan of simplifying. so, that is what i'm going to go do.

be still my heart...

anyone who knows me knows that my favorite article of clothing is always the cardigan. i love them so much. these are a few of my favorites right now. AHHH i love them.

pirates cove, vegas.

update on this past weekend. PIRATES COVE-- arrrrr mateys. we had such a blast, i can't even explain it. we went up with jake's work and all of our buddies there, and let's just say we were slightly shocked at how amazing it is. i am basically stealing this post from brittany barnes, because she took all of these fancy pictures and described it so well on her blog. hope that's okay brit! she says, "it's a 30 million dollar private pirate themed resort. the cast of pirates of the caribbean have even stayed there. It included 3 swimming pools, two water slides, rope swing, multiple hot tubs, 20 bedrooms, 25 bathrooms, home theatre, saunas, indoor basketball and racquetball courts and even an ice cream and slushy machine. it was absolutely amazing. i felt like we were living inside a mini disneyland or something. it was so fun being with all of our friends. all the boys were in heaven beating themselves up by cramming as many of them as possible down the water slides, jumping off pirate ships at all different heights and playing racquetball till the break of dawn." all of this is completely accurate and you should have seen all those crazy boys jumping off pirate ships...my husband being one of them. i've decided our kids are going to be crazy because jake and i are both quite the dare devils.

most of our time was spent hanging around, eating, swimming, chatting, laughing, playing... i loved it. we also had the opportunity to go see cirque du soleil, O, which was out of this world. i was seriously mezmorized by it. see trailer here. (thanks again, zach. you're the best)

we also got to go to excalibur and watch the medieval times show, which is always a family favorite. can't get over how AMAZING their pepsi is. oh my gosh.

all in all, it was a weekend to remember, and it was definitely nice to get away and hang out with our close friends.

miss abby girl.

drew being crazy, as always.

jenna = ross. jake = rachel.

so. jake and i were so lucky to go to vegas this past weekend with his work; hence the lack of posting (and i was doing so well, too.) but that's a whole other post. anyway, we got back last night and i was unpacking. we had a little mishap in our bag. ironically enough, i was folding laundry this morning while watching friends and happened to see this episode below. i was laughing SO hard because this is honestly what happened to us last night. i am ross. jake is rachel. i can't stop laughing.

curious on how to make a turkey?

great tutorial here, along with other delicious thanksgiving recipes.

megan papworth photography

it was a crisp, slightly warm fall day about a month ago. picture a cabin full of girls.... crazy girls. one of those crazy girls is megan papworth, a seriously talented photographer and one of my all-time favorite people. she decided we needed to have a pregnancy photo shoot, which i thought was a fabulous idea. like i said, perfect crisp fall day. leaves were changing, and we found a nice nook. we laughed a lot, and she used her talent to produce these amazing photos. i was even wearing some of her clothes (who am i?). thank you meg. sure love you.

if you are in need of family photos, individuals, whatever, she is the one to call. i'm serious. her button is on my sidebar, or you can go here for more information. she is a professional and specializes in "capturing you in your element and adding [her] own spin on things."

her spin is a good one. trust me.

i actually won...

let it be known that i enter giveaways all of the time. never win... and that's okay because i never really expect to win. today i am kind of grumpy. not much sleep last night, which i assume is the reason. feeling tired but trying to be in a good mood. not really happening. anyway, my grumpy self went on over to bijo's freshpicks blog last night for the first time. it's a blog about being smart with money and still finding cute things to wear. right up my alley. it was fun reading little tid bits here and there, and finding some new websites through them. they happened to be having a giveaway, and i won. i cannot believe it. i know it sounds silly that i'm so excited about it, but i can't help it. it's lame, but i kinda needed a little pick-me-up today. i won a $25 gift card to ruche clothing, where that amazing little gray ruffled sweater is from below. looks like that little baby will become mine probably this afternoon. feeling happy about that. this website is one of my newest favorites for affordable shopping. cuuuuuute stuff. anyway, check out bijo. it's a cute blog and i think you'll like it.

ugh.

pressure in tummy + serious hunger pains + heartburn up to my nostrils + headache = waking up at 7, eating a huge bowl of cereal, feeling jealous of my comfortably sleeping husband, and going on a random walk for lack of better things to do.

in other thoughts, found this cute floral pin-up suit on etsy and wish so badly it was my size. maybe it will be after baby comes.

30 weeks.

january can't come soon enough. i'm serious.

mmm...

wow. i really love this cardigan. like, love it.

obsessed.

brothers & sisters.

this is seriously my favorite show. if you don't watch it, you really should. you'll thank me.

hi, can i be you?

i really love everything about reese witherspoon. from her scarf to her hair to her boots to her overall style. i love her personality (not like i personally know her or anything, but you know what i mean). i just think she's classy. and i like that.

smells.

my house doesn't ever smell bad. but i also don't think it ever smells fabulous. it's just normal. i feel like i've tried quite a few different things to freshen up the living space, but i don't have a favorite. i used to use oil and and oil burner, which worked really well when we were living in a smaller space. but now that things are a little more open, i feel like the smell just doesn't make it around everywhere like i'd want it to. i have a scentsy warmer that i really like, but i feel like i have the same problem with that as i do with the oil. maybe i just need some new wax to burn in it? candles never go very far, i feel like. anyway, i'm curious to know what you use and what has worked best for you. let me know.

please. plllleeeaassseee.

all i want is this color of paint. it's martha's "robin's egg blue," and it is the exact color i'm needing. i will find it. or i will find a color to match it, if anything. this is what's on my mind right now. that is all.