not funny.

i'm pretty sure i just re-read every blog entry i've ever written.. some of them aren't as funny as i thought... oh well. more blogs to come about my fun family vacations in august! :)

SuMMeR! (here and there)

So for those of you who dont' know, i stayed in provo this summer.. it was SO MUCH FUN!! Here are some random pictures from all my adventures and fun times with friends.. I don't have the energy to post about each individual one.. soo..... this is what you get, take it or leave it.. the funny/sarcastic posts will come back soon. i promise. Until then... here are millions of pictures to tie you over for another little while... ENJOY!!

p.s. all these pictures are in a backwards order... so you might want to start at the bottom and work up.. :)
Us girls at t-square after seeing the Joseph Smith Movie.
All the girls who came.. (boys were taking the pictures)
jess, jackie, me and suzie!!!!

Best picture I have of THE FRAY concert we went to..

Brandon, Jackie, Jessica, Mandy and Me at the Fray.
Girls at the fray.
Jackie and I in the back seat on the way to the concert.. so fun. :)
Me at the natural waterslides.. so fun, but the cold water up the nose was lame.. as you can see, i'm trying to prevent that in this picture..
Holly came to visit for some reason.. not really sure why, but she came to the natural waterslides with us... it was awesome!Emma, Mom, and Ethan came to visit in june i think... so of course we had to have a sleep over! Emma and i had some real bonding moments this week, and to top it off, mom caught it on film... precious aye?
we straightened emma's hair as part of this precious weekend. (this is obviously the before picture)
We went and saw hannah montana the movie to complete our bonding experience..

And last but not least.......
Basically any waking moment that i was home from playing and adventuring was spent like this: Facebook and skyping.. Ben is the lucky sucker who had to talk to me in this picture, victims also included: Aubrey Goold, and John Tucker (friend who just spend the last year in ITALY!)

k-town, USA

So... after 3 months, i'm finally updating... Kinda. so what have you all missed in my life?? hmm... Well, july treated me well. I had an unexpected visitor around the 10th and had so much fun seeing him. then i went to visit some of my friends from winter semester down in Kanab, UT for pioneer day.. We did fireworks, the typical tourist things as you will see in the pictures, and got my hair done by ben's mom. oh yeah, and we rode horses.. and watched the parade.. and did a lot of things.. so... all in all, i'm swallowing my pride and saying OUT LOUD... I actually really like kanab. That's about all i will allow myself to say right now, but if you'd like details on why, just ask. :) here are some fun pictures from that weekend.. My friend Jessica came with me and we had so much FUN! thanks for coming with me jess. i look forward to our next road trip. :)

Jess and I with Chris' MASSIVE pig.
Getting the horse ready for us to ride :)
We're real tourists.. taking pictures with the fake cop
K-Town, USA... represent.
At the old movie set with ben's sister Katie.Fireworks at truetts house with chris, lance, jess and katie (& Truett)

We played at the park water thing... it was fun.at the pioneer day parade.
Camie's SUPER CUTE KIDS dying in the heat of the parade!!
one thing is for sure... kanab is BEAUTIFUL
Jumping off a cliff at lake powell. (great way to finish off the weekend)
Me and little Josie at the Lake
The group of us before we left. (Truett, Me, Lance, Jess, Chris)
Me in the wall..?
I don't know how to turn it.. but this is Jess and Cami's adorable kid Zak. :)Overall... SO MUCH FUN! and i don't regret staying an extra day one bit!
Thanks everyone for a great time!

the VITAL things in life..

hey everyone.. it's me. duh. (guess i don't have to say that since it is MY blog..) Oh well, ANYWAY.
just in the last 2 seconds, i have realized how VITAL some things are in my life... this is a blog that talks about those things..

first, pictures for my blog. I don't understand who would post a blog without pictures.. It is basically against my religion to have a post without some, but sometimes you can't help it.. I'm at work right now, and we are closed for devotional, so while we are closed i decided to blog.. but guess what..? i don't have MY computer, so i can't post any fun pictures from my life recently..

Second, GREAT MUSIC. so we all know that Michael Jackson died last week, and while we're here at work, his public memorial is on EVERY major News Station EVER. :] so we're watching that.. and it's so entertaining that i can barely blog because i can't take my eyes off of it... [Good thing i learned to type without looking freshman year of high school.. (Thanks Mr. Ousley)] ANYWAY, so yeah, GREAT MUSIC is a vital thing in my life because it kinda fills in those empty moments where you think nothing can make life better.. and then an MJ song comes on, and life is good again.. ;) (same goes for Rascal Flatts, but MJ DID DIE, so we have to show a little love for his music..)

Third, Hair products. I cannot stress this enough. I tried a new one today, i'll let you know how it goes.. It smells DIVINE, but it was a gift from a girlfriend of mine and I'm too cheap to buy it so we'll see if i get hooked. but overall, Hair gel/spray/mouse/clips/bands/etc... are VITAL to the beast that is my hair..

fourth, work. As lazy as i can be sometimes, WORKING (in any way) is vital to my life.. there are times where i feel sooo satisfied with my life because I am either helping people at work, or working to make my house clean or even yardwork for the parents... although i may whine and complain, I still think that work is vital to my life.. whether i like it or not.

Well, that's all for now. oh wait.. and FOOD. FOOD is SOOOO VITAL to my life, not just for survival, but for happiness.. :]

alright, bye for now..Like i said, I'm not on MY computer, (oh yeah, AND POPSICLES!-they're the BOMB!)

Thanks for the AFRO dad! i love it!

I just wanted to share with the world some of the things that my amazingly wonderful dad has taught me... on this day that we appreciate fathers, I want to say THANK YOU to my father who has taught me so much. Thanks for everything Dad. You're the best dad i know. (quite literally) Thank you for supporting me through thick and thin, smart and stupid, smiles and tears... you're the greatest. I don't think words can quite describe how much you mean to me... so I'm going to share some of the things you've taught me in my life.. dad. I LOVE YOU and think that you're TRULY AMAZING. (good luck with the other kids) ;)

You taught me the value of an education.

You taught me the importance of having great friends.
You taught me how to party.
You taught me how to clean up after myself. :]
You taught me to appreciate good food.
You taught me to appreciate the great outdoors.
You taught me to appreciate good music..
You taught me how to smile and laugh at myself.
You taught me how to WORK really REALLY... HARD.
and BEST of all, You taught me to appreciate what matters most in life.. MY FAMILY.

OH YEAH, and P.S. DAD,
we ALL want to say, "THANKS" for the AFRO's.. :] WE LOVE THEM.

LOVE, natalie.

dear brian... love, star.

Dear Brian,
So, i've never done birthday shout-outs on my blog, but i just feel that this one is necessary.. one of my best friends had a birthday today (saturday) and I just wanted to tell him happy birthday. I forgot when it was, and then b/c he's a punk and wouldn't tell me, i had to guess. I guessed today, and lucky me.. I WAS RIGHT!!! so brian, thanks for being an amazing friend to me ALL the time! my family and I love you and hope that you had a great one. congratulations on graduating last month and good luck in the future.. Hopefully I'll see you soon. because i freaking miss your face.

love, star.

This could quite possibly be the most embarrassing picture of the two of us, but I LOVE IT.

heaven in a cup?

4 times in one week..
yup. i've eaten it 4 times in one week.. what do you ask?? yes... that's right. STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM... aka heaven in a cup. :] it being strawberry days and all, i've had the opportunity to participate in multiple fun events involving this delicious treat... first was the concert in the park with free cups of heaven... and then just yesterday i got to eat TWO more cups of heaven at the Strawberry Days Rodeo in pleasant grove... (they were free also.. it pays to know the right people) It was a fun rodeo.. My friend Spencer and I went with some other friends of ours... It was spencer's first time eating heaven out of a cup and it was my 2nd rodeo... and let me say one thing: DANG! i forgot how violently entertaining it was... I don't know if that phrase makes sense, but the violent part is the animal cruelty part.. and the entertaining part is the i don't really care about animal cruelty b/c these guys are talented... nearly deserves an OHWOAHDANG. :]

Here are some pictures from Strawberry Days Rodeo in PG...

^Chasing cows so they can milk them..

Blurry Bull Riding

motocross 1/2 time show (kinda)

spencer with his first cup of heaven (strawberries and cream) :]

He was soo excited for it.. :] Rodeos are always fun.. i'd reccomend them to anyone who likes to see ugly animals get roped up or girls in sequins riding like they're cool or something ;)

Thanks for a great time spencer, skoot, mark, bruce, and jennia.. always a pleasure guys.. :]