maybe i did see new moon at midnight

maybe i did see new moon at 12 a.m. on opening night with mandy and amanda.

and maybe i loved it.

and maybe i can't wait to see it again.

and maybe i don't care what critics say.

and maybe amanda did pick up special edition new moon sweethearts and chocolates specifically for the movie.

and maybe it might have been one of the greatest nights of our lives.

but probably not.

absolutely adore fall

i absolutely adore fall.

crunchy leaves. leaves turning all different colors.

a fun walk downtown with a nice young man.

brunch in chicago at grand lux cafe with girlfriends, gretch and amanda, and boyfriend, matt, and a lovely smoothie (amanda and gretch not pictured here, unfortunately).

Dear Hippie Shower Head Attachment,

I very much appreciate all your efforts to be a sustainable fixture in our household as you attempt to help all three of us girls become more green and water efficient. But, can I be completely honest? I hate you. Somehow, you being attached to our shower head is supposed to help us consume less water in the shower. I think that's great. I'm all about using less water. However, I really look forward to my showers. I really like water pressure. It is comforting, relaxing and clean. I really like all three of those things. You just drip on me. And I don't even know where you came from really. All I know is that one day I was looking forward to a soothing shower after a long, hard day's work and you were there. I have tried to remove you, but you will not budge. I don't even know your name. And I don't care to know it. I just want you gone. Please leave.

Not Yours Truly,

Angelica

my brush with fame and fortune

so the other day i was in the slc airport. calling matt. when all of a sudden a i see a very familiar person walking towards me.

elder dallin h. oaks. he is just as regal and handsome in real person as he is via satellite. we didn't talk. he just passed by. all i could do was stare. we made eye contact. he smiled. and i think i was so stunned i just kept staring.

on friday, i got back from my first, official business trip. i was in houston for a client conference, attended by foreign and national business leaders and dignitaries. we stayed at the houstonian hotel. this is how posh it is.

when you walk in the lobby

when you walk in my room after two crazy days

after a beautiful, beautiful five-hour night's sleep that i wish could have lasted forever. it felt like i was sleeping on a cloud.

when you walk out of the hotel room.

really though. thank goodness i'm a simple, midwestern girl at heart.

grabbing a hot dog with matt at kojak's.