i (heart) utah

naomi inspired me to carve a utah counterpart to her i (heart) ny pumpkin.....

though now it looks like i'm a Utie (University of Utah fan-our arch enemy) or university of texas fan....sick.

S1 and S5--i act 15 and she acts 27 so we get along smashingly....
*note that stellie and i are practicing submission holds (ala montessori learning center)

i really dug the white pumpkin...

last year, i had a lover who gutted the pumpkin.
slimy pumpkin guts give me the weeeebs.

*sneak peak....the horse shoe from the wedding.....

happy halloweening!!!

i'm eating sloppy joes and witches brew with the fam-
i'll post stellita's costume tomorrow!

treat safely!

hoo-rizz-ay!!!

liz lemon is finally back!!

archie and his big corn lips.

few things are funnier than an american idol themed corn maze....

and few things are scarier than being forced to listen to david archuleta (don't get me wrong.. love the kid but ....over and over and over?) while you're lost in a fore mentioned creepy corn maze.

(taylor and ace must be so jealous!)

but what happens when you add
slides + roasted corn + jumping bubble + giant inflatable dinosaur haunted house + giant rocking chairs + mechanical bull + good friends and family?

a brilliant time!!

nix and adam

the slide kinda shocks you...

mom and chickens

"look ma! i'm an american idol!!"

ride

em

cowgirls!

sweet victory.
out of archuleta earshot!

it seems that b's go-to pose is "cheers"!!
l'chaim!

this was actually incredibly terrifying..... some freaky teenage worker chased us thru the maze ....

i have pretty friends.

step out of the way, donny...
this is utah's newest puppy love.

there's a hole in my pocket that's about Radin's size.

joshua radin

keitch and i have decided that

1. Standing in lines is not for us (specially for mellow concerts that begin an hour and half late...)
2. radin is best appreciated when wearing jim jams with limbs tangled and laying on his chest.
that needs to happen soon. .... standing for 5 hours hurts your body.
3. joshua radin might be the most charming, sexy, talented, creative, interesting, whisper-rocking man in my ipod and definitely last night.
4. joshua radin needs a handler ala the disney princesses at disneyland.... that poor boy was mobbed by screamingly aggressive college girls. i felt bad for him but he was incredibly generous about it.

.....ooh, and missy higgins was great too.

it was more than splendid to share the evening with keitch!
nothing is better than having your concert-buddy savor the tunes the way you do!

you were lovely last night!

come find me

i will be seeing my boyfriend, joshua radin and missy higgins
(both loaded artists... joshie belongs to one FB and miss miss belongs to another....
could be a crier)

on wednesday
in slc

come! listen! let's be friends!

adorable.
thanks for the heads up, gals! i already had tix!

cranky goose and sleepy head

(sn and zippy post wrestle session)
ti-ti and i are thoroughly pooped from this weekend's festivities:

the blessed wedding (sorry, sussy won't let me post pics...)
byu football (go cougs!)
provo all -star party (girls, wear CLOTHES! this is PROVO!)
dinner with high school girlfriends
titch of teary heart- ache
and
family in town

i think this is what it feels like to be hung over......

when i'm less cranky-pants, i'll be sure to post.....

wedding-palooza

sussy and adam are getting hitched!

hip hip!

off to an all-girls-slc-sleepover then the wedding tomorrow!

see you after the festivities!

xoxox, the old maid

think pink

i think this is a lovely little sussy.
proceeds fight breast cancer.

for your first trip to nyc

you've asked and asked and asked for my top 5 nyc recommendations....
not an easy task-- i sort of think my entire blog is about nyc suggestions-- but many first timers need broader strokes.
how do you pick 5 nyc favorites?
not limited to season, i have assembled the top 5 things to do for a nyc novice.
read blog archives for food/further shopping suggestions.

1.
visit the empire state building right before closing time
on a clear day, you can see forever.

don't go in february. .... you'll freeze your baguettes off.

2. see a broadway show

grease, hint.. hint
or jersey boys
tale of two cities

then eat at carnegie deli for the best cheesecake and matzoh ball soup

inside the brooks atkinson theatre found here

3.
shop in soho
wander all over the cobblestone goodness and find incredible treasures

(note: bloomingdales soho DOES have yogurt on the second floor)
see first photo here

4.
ride the central park carousel

central park carousel
find pic here

and visit alice

5.

walk or ride over the brooklyn bridge

and eat grimaldi's pizza

above 2 photos by the fabulous naomi

impromtu post- ikea 3-D haunted houses

are funny....
and still scary...

the 12 yr olds see kell and reba

last weekend we saw two of my favorite girls in concert... together.

kelly and reba

remember when i met kell?
never seen such musicianship and goodness. they BOTH stayed onstage and sang back-up when not dueting... it was incredible.

*this post is long delayed due to technical difficulties..... i'm trying to get this amazing video to upload!! *

this was sort of nix bachelorette party with our amazing and hilarious cousins who so generously ditched their kind husbands and (now famous from nicole's blog) children.....

heidi is mother to savannah
and
holly is mother to jane

we had a sleepover (just like we were 12) and (just like we were 12) stayed up until 5 am (don't ever give a mom a rockstar caffeine drink) chatting (this time about weightier issues)....
at 5 am, my mom came in and yelled at us for being too loud (just like we were 12).

it was an incredibly fun evening.