Showing posts with label Nicki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicki. Show all posts

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Happy Birthday Nicki!!!

I am so blessed that I was able to celebrate Nicki's birthday with her, at the Happiest Place on Earth.










We spent our nights in the scariest/dirtiest/most uncomfortable place on earth (which we still found hilarious), and we spent our days having a blast.

Day 1 was spent at the above pictured wonderful Disneyland and California Adventure where we pretty much ran to every ride. We also got buttons, hers said it's my birthday!, and mine said I'm celebrating. Guess whose button made a greater impression, the birthday girl :)

 And Day 2 was spent having lunch with the Johnsons before we went back to Phoenix.

Mom packed us some delicious snacks, Nicki and I ate way too much candy, and we asked each other first date type questions, like we haven't known each other for the past 10 years.

Happy Birthday Nicki, love you!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Life Update 2.0

Lauren, has requested another life update. Thanks for thinking of me lovely. :)

I have been on a bit of a break from blogging. Not because I don't love to put down my thoughts, events, etc., but because I have been way too stinkin busy.
Real Estate
For 12 days in September, I crammed 90 hours worth of education down my throat. In addition to my part time job? I was way busier then than most 2 week intervals in college.

Then I spent hours and hours between the end of my class, September 18th, and yesterday, cramming for the exams. 1 school exam (average of 3 attempts before someone passes- I did it on the first shot - woo hoo!), 1 national exam (pretty easy based off my previous studying) and 1 state exam (see national exam). I finished with my testing yesterday! woo hoo!

Thhhhheeeeennnn the 6 additional hours you have to take, finished that this last Saturday [awesome Saturday. sarcasm intended.]

I interviewed brokers. 3 to be exact. [If you don't know, interviewing brokers (the person who is, sort of, legally responsible for a real estate agent) is not like interviewing for any other job. Instead of them interviewing me, it's more like me interviewing them. So all in all, a pretty awesome experience.] I met with one good broker, 1 horrible one, and 1 absolutely fantastic one. Guess which one I went with. That's right, absolutely fantastic brokerage. More specifically,
I am absolutely extatic about choosing KW, and the Biltmore Partners seem to be a perfect fit for me.
Licensing
You don't just become a RE agent over night, too bad, hunh? but I have completed most of what I need done. In fact, I hope to be licensed tomorrow!!
Life
In spite of the fact that I have been crazy busy and absolutely overwhelmed, life is fantastic.
-This past Friday we celebrated Brandon, Dad and Grandfather's birthdays. It was really nice to have the family together.





-I spent this past Saturday evening with Cammie and Nicki, eating confusing pitas and seeing What's your number? Absolutely hilarious and it was wonderful to spend time with ma ladies.
-I was in Tucson just over a week ago, which was also fantastic. [see separate post when I'm blogging from home] and this upcoming weekend Nicki and I will be rendezvousing in California at Disneyland in celebration of her birthday! [believe me, there will be pictures]
-A pretty fantastic group of us are planning a half marathon at Disney next September [which my mom has started training for and I'm so proud of her].
-Dustin is fantabulous- and doing so stinkin well at his new job :)
-Nicki and I got to visit Kieren about a month ago, her little Clara is just so precious!!! Also, her new place has so much space! It's a pretty wonderful place.
looks like someone missed the stripes memo
Ma Face/Body
As you probably remember from these Frankenstein pictures, I was in a pretty gnarly accident. Well, I'm lookin a little bit better! I've finished 6 weeks of physical therapy, and finally was able to run my first mile this past Monday (and again with mom yesterday). Welcome back knee!!! Although, I would like to say when I was in Tucson, peeps felt it necessary to rub my scar without my offer/their asking. you're weird.

Ehhh, that's enough for now. How about I just become a little bit more regular on my posting? deal.

What does your life update look like?

Monday, August 29, 2011

Media that moves me, If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away

The first time I heard this song, was on my Uncles Birthday. Ironic? Yes. Driving alone in my car coming from Tucson to Phx. [aka Tear City for Kelly in the car] And even more ironic, that night Nicki text me to ask if I was doing okay (which I immediately thought- how did she know I was crying?! but it was because she knew it was his birthday).



It makes me think, what is my version of the song?

I'd bring mom with me and have a girls day with her and my Nana. Afterwards we'd have some Pepsis with Aunt Peggy and Aunt Patty.
I would give my Uncle Eric the biggest hug and talk to him about graduation. and life. and everything. and maybe watch an episode of Doug.
Grandpa Bill and I would sing the oldest songs ever together.
Haley Ford and I would take a dance class with her mom watching by.
Great-a-moomoo (my great grandmother) would tell me stories of when my grandfather was younger.

Those are just a few things I would do if heaven wasn't so far away.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

About a month ago,

on my hiatus from blogging, I neglected to mention that Dustin and I made our next step as a couple, and he moved to Phoenix [for me].

Which has been incredible. He'll be living 50 feet from my best girl friend, Nicki, aaaannnnddd he got his first real adult job to fund his new bachelor pad.

pretty stinkin sweet


Bran man and Dustin unloading his u-haul


For the last month he has been living with me and my fam at our place while he eagerly awaited the vacancy in his apartment [aka tomorrow morning].

I'm so sad to see him leave, mostly because sleepovers rock, but I am so excited for both him, and us [as a couple], to be making this next step.

Maybe life after college isn't so bad after all.

p.s. I just registered for real estate school yesterday. and I am so excited to start September 3rd.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

fantastic day

Well I guess this is what I get. One day talk about how I've been in a bit of a rut, have a fantastic day the next.

Today was awesome for a few different reasons.

1. I finally got the bed frame for the new mattresses I purchased. WOO HOO! [not to mention it was only $20 at the thrift store]
I am so amazed at what all you can find at this thrift store. and everything is SO MUCH CHEAPER than others I've been to.



2. I got to the gym for the first time since vaca.

3. I organized my room, cleaned the bathroom, and so much more.

4. Watched a Grey's Anatomy re-run with Mom.

and most fabulously, 5. hung out with my best girl friend, Nicki. Whom I haven't seen in forever.
yeah I found this gem. The worst hair year of my life.
And hanging out with her was pretty much the highlight of my life. We enjoyed salad and spaghetti, cookies [yummm], So You Think You Can Dance, catching up, talking about everything and anything, and a little gossip.

I love her times a million and Im stoked for our lady dates we have planned [hanging out at least once a week].

Sunday, May 22, 2011

6 months in the making

My graduation party has been on my mind for quite some time. And I have continuously had little thoughts floating in my head for the big day. It was exactly what I was hoping for!

The theme was a vintagy-adult carnival, and I got my graduation announcement ideas from vistaprint.com (whom I LOVE).

 picture booth
 bucket later fulled with rubber ducks that had drinks written on their bottoms



 I stamped the background myself 

 made the cake. I love fondant
 popcorn machine- $7 thrift store. great find mom!
 fruit bowl with ferris wheel backdrop
 my mom made these cute little centerpieces with different college activities I was involved in
Brandon (and his tip jar he put on the bar), Kayla, and the aforementioned ducks
3 of the 4 :)
 we go wayyy back
 Some of my favorite dance factory dancers
 Kier (looking beautifully preggo) and Anson
 Some of the Allens!
 that would be me
 Kier, Anson, and I
 Marsha and I (she was an original founder of the 1954 ADPi colonization at UA- to the left of her, a colonizer of the 2008 chapter at UA)
 Mom and I (soooooo mad this came out fuzzy)
 Dustin and I, obvi
 Grandfather and Miss Craig (now Mrs. Harvey- my kindergarten and first grade teacher)
 George was in town and surprised me!
 sisterly love
 Me, opening a grad gift (which turned out to be my nanas wedding ring). pictures after its resized
 Mrs. Harvey and I
 some of the ladies
 this is a picture of stripes. not pictured, nicki. 
 woo!
 haha
 not really sure
 party alphie
 Amanda and Tony
 Gabby stepped in a cactus
A gift from my parents- isn't that a cool way to display your grad gear?


This was a night I won't soon forget and I am so grateful I had so many wonderful people there to celebrate it with me!

celebrate good times, come on!