thoughts.

*I'm excited for winter.  WHAT?  That doesn't happen often.
*I have seen Pitch Perfect in theaters 4 times.  I have never seen any movie in the theater that many times.  But I love it.  And would go again tonight.
*I am not excited for how dry my skin gets with winter.
*Kit-Kat used to be my favorite candy bar, but lately I always choose the 100 Grand.
*I fly into Ireland in exactly 19 weeks.  AAAAAH!!!!
*We are entering my favorite time of the year.  I love the holidays!
*On the other hand, this time of year consistently reminds me that I am alone in my life.  Going to Christmas parties alone is definitely one of my least favorite things in the whole world.
*I'm curious to see how Lucy handles the snow.
*I am trying to convince my mama to let me get a kitty.  I need a furry companion.
*There are times when it takes all of my self-control to not sing as loud as I can at my desk at work.  Especially when I have my headphones in.
*Although I am sad that sno-cone season is over, I am soooo excited for flavored hot chocolate season!
*I need to start saving my pennies for Black Friday shopping.
*I wish that they had mandatory nap time at work.  2 o'clock in the afternoon sucks.
*How am I going to find the self control to resist all of the deliciousness that comes with Thanksgiving and Christmas?
*Good thing I am buying my sister's elliptical from her.  Hopefully that will help keep me motivated.
*Garth Brooks is ending is show in Vegas.  I am heart broken.  I never got to see him.  Tickets are going for like $1500.  That is more than my trip to Ireland.
*I relate more to songs that were made before I was ever born than I do to most songs recorded this year.
*I hate that music television stations never play music videos.  Why is MTV called Music Television if there is NO MUSIC?
*Being on a computer all day means that I get the chance to stay updated with news around the world.  With all of the child abductions, murders, burglaries, suicides, mass tragedy, it makes me hesitant to bring children into this world.
*The amount of evil in the world makes me sad.
*I have little gnats flying around my desk.  Where do they even come from???
*I'm craving cheese fries for lunch.
*Why is Cafe Rio sooooooo delicious?
*It has been an emotionally exhausting week.  I think I need a good cry.

Ok.  That's all.

travelling.

Remember how it is my dream to travel the world?  Well guess what?  I am going to IRELAND IN MARCH!!!!  I cannot even wait!

Ireland, what?  All of my dreams are coming true.  Groupon had this screamin' deal...$999 for six nights, seven days of hotel stays, rental car, and round trip airfare out of New York.  And for an extra $99, you get 4 breakfasts, 1 dinner, and tours of some castles.  Seriously...how can you beat that?  YOU CAN'T!  So, me and my BFF Melissa are headed out in March.  And I am freaking out a little.  Just look how pretty it is!

All of these pictures are places we are going to be visiting while there.  SO PRETTY!!!  It is my goal to visit some of the places that "PS I Love You" was filmed.  Gahhhh I just can't wait.

In other good news...my sister had her baby!  We welcomed little Blakeley Reese Meldrum on Sunday morning...2 1/2 weeks early!  She is precious and I love her already!  Yay baby!  :)

hunting.

killed my first elk this weekend.  but not with a gun.  with a car.  yep.  my mom and i hit an elk driving through spanish fork canyon sunday night.  i will tell you what...it was one of the scariest moments of my life.

we were on our way back from dropping the sista pants off back at school in price.  we had gotten a bit of a late start, so it was pretty late when we were driving back.  i realllllllly hate spanish fork canyon.  there is some seriously windy roads, lots of traffic and semis, and a lot wildlife.  i had gotten pretty car sick on the way down.  so on the way back, i had been laying down quite a bit.  one of my biggest fears is getting in a car accident, so i was consistently praying "please don't let us hit a deer, please don't let us hit a deer."  we had just gotten back into cell phone range, so i was answering my texts when all the sudden i feel this incredible force.  a force like we hit a brick wall.  the next thing i remember is not being able to breathe from all of the crap the airbag released and not not being able to get my seat belt undone.  my mom had gotten us over to the side of the road and out of the way by the time i came to.  i must have blacked out.

fortunately we were both ok.  no broken bones, no cuts.  it could have been so much worse.  a nice gentleman pulled over to help us.  he was headed back into the canyon and was inches away from hitting the elk himself.  when he saw us hit our brakes, he turned around to make sure we were ok.  he was so nice and stayed with us until the police arrived.  45 minutes mind you.  yep.  45 minutes is how long we had to wait for the police to show up.  in the freezing cold.  in a canyon.  right by a curve.  seems safe, no?  the cop finally showed, along with a wrecker to tow the silver bullet away.  i rode in the back of a cop car down to where jd came and picked us up, and we finally got home after 1 am.

besides being a little sore and having some bruises, we are both ok.  i feel very blessed to be alive and unharmed.  things could have been so much worse than what they were.  we slept a lot yesterday and ate cafe rio to celebrate being alive.  now my mama has to either get the silver bullet fixed (not likely, since it is probably totaled) or get a new car.  poor mama.

ok.  here are some pictures from our traumatic night.  enjoy.  :)

 poor little stupid elk.

 5 point.  weighs at least 600 pounds, but more likely 800.

 i wanted to keep the rack, but apparently it is against the law.  boo.

 yep.  that is where i was sitting.  i could have died.

 yuck.

 my first time in the back of a cop car.  naturally i had to take pictures.

 save me!

my "arrested" picture.  the cop even offered to let me wear the handcuffs if i wanted.

my "celebrate life" meal.  i couldn't think of any better food than cafe rio to celebrate the fact that i'm not dead.