Sandle Stickies

So I bought some really cute BYU Flip Flops after the BYU/CSU game on Saturday, I didn't try them on at the bookstore, rather just threw them in the pile to be purchased. Today after work I needed to run to Best Buy to get The Flight of the Conchords Season 1 and Ratatouille DVD's. I thought, "What a perfect opportunity to wear my new cute Flip Flops!"






















I took the tags off and slipped them on. Ooh! So exciting! They fit perfectly! I took a step... "Ew..." I moved my foot around and took another step, "Yuck!" The souls of my feet were sticking to my flip flops! I pealed my flip flop away from my foot for a closer inspection. There weren't any sticky labels that I took off originally. It seems the manufacturer had applied the many BYU logos to the shoe from a ... I don't know what you would call it. It reminds me of like an iron on shirt for a logo. I think they did something like that, except the sticky residue was still present. Ah well... they're cute shoes, it's sporting my team, and there is no time to break them in like the present. So I went to Best Buy and Macie's with my sweet shoes, not so much flip flopping as they were suctioned cupped to my feet.

This made me laugh.

(This actually reminds me of a product I saw on TLC or something like that. They are topless sandles that stick to your foot. You can wear them as much as you want. Kinda crazy.)

Natural High

Due to a late application and meeting with my school advisor, I was registering for my Fall semester classes the week before school started. I was getting pretty frustrated because, of course, I couldn't find any open classes that I wanted to take (if any open classes at all). I really wanted to do a Yoga Class, but was struggling to find one. I finally stumbled across a Kundalini Yoga Class that worked with my schedule. I signed up for it, not fully understanding what it was. I just knew it focused on breathing techniques and meditation.

My first day of class I stood around with all my classmates as we waited for my teacher. It was about 10 after when my teacher showed up. She is about my height, if not shorter, dressed in all white - including her white turban wrapped around her head which allowed little tuffs of gray hair to sneak out. Around her neck she adorned a long necklace with a crystal attached to the end which she will hold onto from time to time. Along with her boom box, CD case, and bag containing books and papers, she had a great big smile attached to her. She just had this most wonderful spirit about her.

As the semester has moved along, I have come to truly love that class. It's amazing not only the physical demand it takes from you, but the mental and spiritual demands also. The best thing about it all, is no matter what you put into yoga, it will give 100 times back to you. I just absolutely love it.


Tonight we were learning a new set which focuses on the renewel of your Nervous System and build Stamina. This was one of the more challenging sets I have learned to date, but it was sooooo cool! We went through a couple of poses that were quite difficult and hard to sustain fully. I was pretty light headed after the 2nd one actually, but managed to feel pretty good. We ran 2 more poses which were equally as difficult. At this point we sat in easy pose (the basic pose- sitting Indian Style with a straight spine) and just relaxed. We sat for a couple of minutes and just focused on our bodies and everything that was happening inside. My teacher said, "Some of you might be feeling this Natural High right now." And I'll tell you what, that's exactly what it was. It was so awesome! There was this incredible energy buzzing throughout my body which seemed to originate right at my chest. I felt so at ease and at peace. The best part about it? I felt complete and utter self acceptance of myself. This is something I have never felt before. For the last few of months I have been working on seeing myself more clearly and not believing all the negative thoughts I have poured into myself over the years. It's been a hard process to change. Tonight was the first night where I was completely within myself and liked being there. I didn't want to leave myself to only return back to the dance room my class takes place in. It was truly a neat experience.

After this we had our next pose, which is BY FAR my FAVORITE pose in Kundalini thus far... well... if you can call it a pose. You actually just stand up, with your arms over your head and dance to Bangara music. Oh mann... it was so freakin' cool! We had this sweet eastern music (Which reminded me a lot of The Darjeeling Limited Soundtrack I just bought and love) piping throughout the room, and we just all danced for a good 8 minutes (as it's necessary to do so after we opened up our diaphrams in the set thus far). Your arms had to stay above your head the whole time. And I will admit I had never grooved to sounds of the Bangara (whatever that is)! I had a smile on my face the whole time. I just absolutely loved it!

It's kinda crazy how things all work out. If it were up to me I would have taken a Yoga+Zen class. I'm sure that class would have been fine and I would have really enjoyed it, but I can't believe just how marvelous this Kundalini class has been for me.

We have a similar situation with my nutrition class. My adoration for that class will have to wait for another time because... mann... I just don't even know where to start with it. That class has been such an immense blessing in my life. Love it!

Here is a Kundalini website that breifly explains what it is. There are many websites you can go to if you're interested in learning more about it. I highly recommend checking it out!

Flicks, Football, Friends and Family

We had quite the weekend. It all started out Friday night on a double date with my sister. My date was.... pretty damn hot. I'm not gonna lie. There were also many a times I had naughty thoughts. His name is Russell Crowe and we met up with him and his buddy Denzel Washington at our local theatre. Mmmmm, Russell! My movie review of American Gangster will come soon. But not tonight.

Saturday was the BYU-CSU game. It was the perfect weather for a football game. I drove up with Keri and dropped her off at the stadium before I parked the car. Walking into LaVell Edwards Stadium I enjoyed watching the fans funnell inside sporting their BYU gear. The air was crisp and red and brown leaves glided down to the ground ever so whimsicly. ( I don't think that's a real word...) My thoughts were turned to all the years I've been to Cougar Stadium. I wondered how many times I've walked up the South East corner ramp. How many times I've cheered the BYU fight song. How many times I sat and watched big games unfold before me. How many times I booed the refs and their BS calls. :: Sigh :: Oh, lots of great memories there! A handful of additional great experiences were added to the bank this Saturday. We had a good solid win over CSU, beating them 35-16. The entire team showed up and we had some great moments! We are still the only undefeated team in conference play and are making our way closer to becoming the MWC Champions with each passing week. GO COUGARS!

Later that night I met up with a couple of friends. First I saw my dear Jessica and her cute husband. I was able to see their new place they moved into after they married in late August. We looked at some wedding pictures which was an absolute blast. I love Jessica's little remarks and all the funniness she points out in the pictures. Afterward, I met my friend Janet where we went to a Lehi Middle School production of "The Princess and the Pea." It was pretty stinkin' adorable. I was impressed by the acting of the kids and thought they pulled it off rather well. Great job Lehi Middle School!

This morning my brother came over with his kids. Porter woke up shortly after they arrived and was hungry. I was able to hang out with Porter and hold him nice and close while he ate. I was able to capitalize on my mom being out of town because Parker who is normally very independant and will give the little extra attention he has to only my mom; turned his sights to me today. He came running up to me, grabbed my hand and told me I needed to give baby Porter to his dad so I could help him build his train tracks. This is also incredible because Parker rarely shares his tracks, even with Grandma! We were playing in the backroom and Savannah found a dinosaur book to read. All 3 of us sat on the floor and read the book together. They soon after shuffled me downstairs to watch the dinosaur episode on Ducktales. Parker laid down on the couch and told me to lay down to. Seriously you guys... Parker never does this! I took advantage of the snuggling opportunity and nestled my way into the couch with him. Savannah who is always an affectionate sweetheart, climbed aboard too where we all sat and watched the Scary T-Rex!

Matt took the kids and left right before the highly anticipated Colts-Pats matchup. I got on my Manning Jersey, changed into my lucky football underwear (they're cute), and wrapped myself in my Colts blanket. It was a great game. Indy was ontop of things. Our defense was shutting Tom Brady and the gang down. Things were just looking good! Especially in the 4th quarter with 9 minutes to go, leading the Pats 20-10. Well before you could say 8-0, the Pats very quickly scored 2 touchdowns and denied the Colts the chance to answer. Making 24-20 your final score. It's all good though. The Patriots did not beat the Colts. They just happened to end up on top by the time the clock ran out. The guys have nothing to hang their heads about! We'll meet New England again, and i'm sure it will be a down to the wire game like they always are. In fact, that's what makes playing the Pats so much fun. They are very talented and you love to hate them during a game cuz they are that good. Always fun to have a great competition alive.

Waiting for the Colts game has been pretty bitter sweet for me. Earlier this year Carrie and I had discussed going to that game. Due to work/school schedules and financing, we decided we couldn't go this year. As Nov 4th approached I kept thinking how close we were to being at that game, in the RCA dome. I was pretty bummed out about it, but remembered that it really wasn't a realisitc thing for us to go this year. This morning I was thinking those same thoughts when I saw the bigger picture. This whole time I had been mourning not being in Indy for the big game, when I realized the even cooler thing would be being with my best friend Carrie. Then it REALLY sucked. After the game when it was official the Colts couldn't come away with a W this season against the Patriots I thought to myself, "The only thing that sucks more than the loss is not having Carrie here."

So this is where Carrie and I plan our vacation together for next year. We need to plan very soon so I have something to look forward to and hold on to before I make the move out there. Love you Care! Can't wait to see you again! The more I think about it, I think I should come out to PA when Hairspray is showing! :) Good Morning Baltimore!

Sisters... sisters... Never were there such devoted sisters!

Last night I was talking to my sister Kierstin and she said that her and Ken received their wedding present from me in the mail. They got married back in June and I have been quite the slacker getting them their gift. I was debating for the longest time on what I should get them. Lindsey said Kierstin really wanted some salt and pepper shakers from Crate and Barrel and was kinda bummed nobody had got them for them. So I got her those, and looked at their registry and picked out what looked like the funnest/cutest presents. I thought it was really sweet because Kierstin said as her and Ken looked through it, she exclaimed, "How did Chelsey know? She got me all of my favorite stuff that we had registered for! If I were to go and pick the top things I wanted, these would be them!" Ken laughed and said, "That's because she just knows you Kierst." I thought that was the sweetest thing! I'm so glad they like their wedding gift!

Today I went out to lunch with Lindsey and we were talking and having a good time. When I pulled up to work I said, "So... I have some news." Lindsey said, "Is it good news or bad news? It sounds like it's bad news." While it is good news, I knew Lindsey wouldn't like it. She gasped and asked if I was moving. I confirmed and told Lindsey that I made up my mind to move out to Philadelphia. She very emphatically told me I could not move. We were talking about it a little and she was saying how PA is so far away. I told her it would be okay and she could come out and visit. To which she said, "Well yeah, but it's not the same as throwing notes overhead to eachother!" (This is because we work together with our cubicles on the otherside of one another's. We'll write notes and draw little sketches with our favorite movie quotes and toss them over to the other. I love it!) It made me laugh, and she's right... it's not the same as tossing notes.

Keri is so freakin' cool! I have been sooooooooooooo excited to see Russell Crowe's new movie, American Gangster and the day has finally arrived! Yippe-hooray! I can hardly contain my excitement! I usually can get someone to come with me to one of my guys' movies, but there are times where I feel like they are coming just to humor me. Well a few months ago, Keri saw the preview and she said it looked really good and wanted to see it with me! Yeah! This TOTALLY made my day! Nothing like having someone you love wanting to go see a movie that you're so stoked about!

I got some great sisters. I just love them so much!

Halloween at the Office

Our work had a costume contest for Halloween and the 3 categories were Scariest, Funniest, and Group* costumes. Our department all dressed up as Spa Princesses. So we have on Robes, Slippers, with our hair up in towels, and face masks. All while sipping on a little bit of bubbly.

Not gonna lie... I'm loving this! I am sooooo freakin' comfortable! I am enjoying my mud mask too. It's all soothing and smells good. Everyone in my department is currently in the bathroom washing their masks off. I chose to leave mine on a little while longer and benefit from the aromatherapy.

Everyone went out to the reception area where we were judged and had pictures taken. Ha ha, we were all lined up in a row posing for the camera when I heard a little chirp in my ear say, "Pretty bird!" To my surprise I turned around and saw a stuffed talking parrot on the receptionist counter. "Why thank you!" I replied back to the bird, "You didn't have to say that!" After my group got our picture taken, we stood off to the side and I was standing next to a very funny girl in our office. Her name is Andrea and she has the flair for theatre. She was sitting down in a chair dressed up like a fireman - she even had a mask on as to be a fire man, instead of a fire woman. Sitting atop her lap was a blow up doll. She....er I mean "he" looked at our group and started making cat calls. I was standing right next to "him" when he tossed the doll aside and pulled me onto his lap. He was making little oohs and ahhs to me, then grabbed the blow up doll again and put her on his other knee. I took a sip of my drink, looked at my new (very friendly) friends I was sitting with and exclaimed, "Well this is quite the party!" We all had a good laugh. I got up and needed to fix my towel as it wasn't staying in place. I bent over to rewrap my hair, when my little fire fighter buddy gave me a pinch. Oh mann, that just about killed me! Guess that's what you get when you present your goods right in front of a guy.

*My favorite group costume was actually a group of girls who did Spice Girls. Very cute!

The winners were just announced and our group tied with the Spice Girls for best Group Costume. The prize is a pizza party. The girl in charge said, "Okay, we'll just check with the Spice Girls and see if next Friday works for them." Ha ha, We're having a Pizza Party with the Spice Girls. I enjoy that.

I just added some pictures from the email sent out. The first picture is of everyone. (Notice the fireman and his buddy behind the nuns) Then we have the Spa Princesses (Kara, me, Lindsey, Stephanie, Cheryl & Socorro), next is the Spice Girls. Last, but not least is me sitting with my buddies.








Our picture is missing Kathy who was on a phone call, and Katherine who couldn't make it into the office today. Stephanie took the blow up doll and we put her in a robe with her little tiara, slippers and cold eye mask and put her in Katherine's chair. Lindsey took a picture of her so i'll have to add that later. We were laughing pretty hard when we had to tie to blow up doll to the chair so she'd stay. It was awsome.... and today is not so much a productive day in case you were wondering.

She lived. She laughed. Her downfall was a horrible sunburn.

This weekend was fun. Very busy, but very fun. I have already posted about the sweet BYU football game. What I failed to mention was sitting in the stadium for 4+ hours in the merciless sun. This wouldn't be a big deal for most people, but it takes it's toll on this pasty white chick. You think I would have learned my lesson today (Or from my past 24 years experience, Whatever.) when I sat in the sun for an additional 5+ hours at a Sheep Dog Herding Championship and Car show (which I will post on later). Yeah... didn't so much learn and I am sooooooooooooooo fried! My eyes haven't swollen shut... yet. But the day is young. I wouldn't be surprised if they couldn't be opened by the time tomorrow morning comes around though. I am definitely feeling it mere hours later via nausea and headache.To give you a little better of an idea- After the BYU game I was slathering on the Aloe Vera. My shoulders were very, VERY burnt. So burnt that not only do they look sore, but it is painful to have my clothes rub against my skin. After today, my shoulders look like nothing (they were covered) compared to my forearms and face. It's... bad! I hurt, I feel sick and I just plain need to go to bed. And that my friends, is why the post on the Dog/Car shows will have to wait for a later date.

Don't be a bum. Protect yourself from the sun.

It's officially football season!

I always look foward to football season, but it just isn't football until I am sitting in Cougar Stadium for the home opener. Pure bliss! BYU had their season opener at home against Arizona yesterday. We are coming off an undefeated home winning streak from last year. With losing 3 key players to the NFL (John Beck, Johnny Harline, -GO COLTS!- and Daniel Coats), questions arised as we anxioulsy waited for the 2008 season to see how the Cougars would respond. Well, we answered with a 20-7 victory over the Wildcats. It was SUCH an awesome game! The guys came running out of the tunnel and you could feel the confidence and camaraderie between the team. Oh mann, any wonder I had about the team was answered at that moment. I knew we were in for another great season- just as I suspected.

Everyone was very eager to see new Quarterback, Max Hall, take the reigns. I have to say, I was impressed. He had a definite leadership presence and didn't intimidate very easily. He called upon the offense and they followed him accurately. Sure, there is room for improvement, but I am really liking what I'm seeing.

Our defense is just phenomenal! I want to say Arizona only had 2... maybe 3 first downs by the time the 3rd quarter started. It was just boom, boom, boom, 3 and out! There was no moving the ball on us. Arizona only scored their 7 points within the last minute of play in the game. If you ask me, the ref's pretty much gave them those point through faulty calls, but whatever. That's a whole other subject matter.

Overall, BYU showed up to play and did so looking great! I am so stoked for this season! My favorite play of the game? Well I can't be sure who the player is, but I think it was the Running Back MVP of the game Harvey Unga. The ball was snapped to him, and he had a good 5-7 yard gain when an AZ player made a "tackle". The Arizona defendant and Unga both went down, but Unga's knee never touched the ground. Arizona let go of Unga, but it was still a live play so Unga took off to obtain an additional 30-35 yards or so. Oh mann! It was pretty damn sweet!

OH! Let's not forgot how the victory was also great considering the back story. BYU had a full on AWESOME team last year, going 11-2 overall, 8-0 in the conference (Winning the conference out right), and beating... no... humiliating the Oregon Ducks in the Vegas Bowl 38-8. (I will never forget how the commentator said, "This has become an Old Fashioned Butt Kicking!") Well, the 2 games we lost last year came from Arizona and Boston College. We outplayed Boston College, but suffered a heart wrenching loss in OT 23-30. Arizona was a joke! I don't remember much from that game since I have tried to block it from memory. The misssed roughing the kicker call amoungst others still haunts me to this day when I think of that 13-16 loss. Both of those games should have a W in the column. So don't mind me being smug and getting our payback a year later.

The promotional poster for the football team pretty much says it all. The Cougars are back and fully reloaded. (Remind anyone of the Matrix Reloaded?) Strap yourselves in for some good old fashioned, hard hitting football. GO COUGARS!

PS. How freakin' awesome was that Appalachian St. win over 5th ranked Michigan? Dude, so cool!