just a few things; &a happy new year.

Brad & Presley on christmas.

Just a fraction of Larson style Christmas. you know what i mean.

Presley got her hairs did by Steen for a birthday party, cute.

Got to see my homies...(the few) it made me feel good.

When I got off work today, all I wanted was a shower, a nap, and to get ready for my evening. I knew Presley Brynn was tired because i woke her from nap at daycare....so i had high hopes of getting her to snooze with me. All she wanted once we walked into our house...was ramen noodles....which sounds a little something like 'eeedles' when her pretzel voice pronounces it. I tried to convince her that if we could take a short rest, then we could have some noodles... NOPE, so we made noodles. She is not acting the slightest bit tired anymore so i plop down on the luv sac watch a little season5 with beaner while she runs wild for a minute. Cassie and I had plans to come to my parents this evening. Lots of new years snacks, do presleys hello kitty puzzle & manicures and pedicures. Im in slug mode tonight, i finally get in the shower then try cleaning up the place. shower was nice, but hey...i dont want to get ready , not even a little bit. next i want some leftover enchiladas and red rice. open the fridge, somehow the 5 that were in there yesterday have disappeared, as well as the big bowl of rice. whatever. cassie is sick and i am lazy. i throw my hair up and put on my comfiest clothes. dont forget the hello kitty puzzle and nail polish remover...i grabbed arbys on my way here to fill the enchilada-less stomach of mine and Presley is fast asleep..now. this house is quiet as can be, chuck and cathy are on their way home from their new years date dinner.... something fancy fancy.
theres party hats and noise blowers set out on the counter, im going to mix up the ranch dip and drink some dr pepper. This is exactly what I wanted tonight to be, though. low key, comfy pants, yummy snacks, & a sleeping monkey of a child. even if my boyfriend is in vegas, & even if i dont make it until midnight, I couldnt be happier to bring in 2009.....oh my gosh, its going to be quite the year, i already know.

for you, cass. happy new year, too!

so i tried it

Untitled by Natskins

because im bored

tag post. post the contents of your purse then tag 3 others.

i have weird purse contents.

*pens
*lotion
*gum
*notepad
*emergen-c
*money envelopes
*wallet
*card from lindsay
*hair tie
*hot chocolate(or as presley would say 'chocolate hot'
*christmas cash
*presleys aliens

tag=amy/lindsay/jade

its really snowin

i need to finish up christmas...theres no time at all.
brad and chris came to meet lindsay and have an old fashioned dinner at the larson home... it was fun/ny.
presley and i did lots of laundry and stayed in sojo last night.
the snow just keeps falling, i wish i could ride mtn.

dear jade, presley's bangs are hardly growing, what do you think?

push play

i miss presley & i want to go steal her out of her nap from school. she has been a great best friend lately.
im meetin mama and linds at 5guys for lunch.
making a penne rosa dinner and salad as requested by sin. & she can see our new pad.
i get annoyed when people say or write 'yay' or 'lol'
ughkckck!

8

Somebody didnt feel like showing off her braid today. We are at grammy's house right now, Presley is sick. She had a fever in the night, a hot hot one. We made a gingerbread house last night and some gingerbread cookies. I dont know what i'd like to do tonight, but something. The scenic/slightly/danksquad show sold out. In case you wanted to know. I forgot my laundry. Brad will be able to get the plate removed from his shoulder in 4 months, he went to his follow up today and everything has healed really well he told me. 90.9 was killin it today. <3

tonight

slc boys makin it big,, bigger:
danksquad


.

need it.

I bought some new earrings today from world market.
& presley another Christmas present.
We met our mama/grammy at paradise for lunch, it was nice.
I love their molasses bread.
Pretzel looks like a biggirl today.
Its her night with grammy, im gonna make a big bowl of mac n sauce when I get home and go see my boy.
Yesterday I got a dream come true: mom and dad gave steen and I a Costco shopping spree, I went and LOADED up a cart, it was overflowing, I got so many goodies, Christine is going tomorrow for her turn. THANK YOU INDIA!
Jade: thanks for being my friend today, I was going to come visit in February but if Lindsay will be here, I’m gonna stay. I do get paid time off now, so we should TAKE a vacation.
CaSSIE: I still don’t think you need to jump to the conclusion of moving back quite yet, I still think if kylee is serious about moving out you can find arrangements for until then. I liked our Sunday beehive brunch, lets do it again this week? Lets greenhouse….maybe carlucci’s Saturday since they close on Sunday? Don’t go my loke. Guillermo will miss you.(ps I love that anouk is perma tiny) lover her.
LIN: whats your boy baby’s name today?
MOM: thanks…thanks. I love you a lot. Thanks for bein my mama

today was a good day; cuz my mind stayed where it should.

i really love apple juice

ooooh! this week is about over. its been good, but so very weird and tired. k, i've procrastinated my tuesday shopping up until now, but i cant tell ya it'll get done tomorrow either. i've had a list and everything composed since like monday. hm. on tuesday,. pretzel's night to stay with grammy/ i tucked myself in bed early and watched season threee nip/tuck. wednesday. we stayed at brads new house and he bought me the best chocolate cake. its nice there, and 2 minutes away. on thursday i spent the morning with presley, i was on records and work said it was ok to chill for the morning. so we slept in on purpose. on thurzday i kept saying we'd get groceries before we got dinner. but when five o clock came, i was coming onto a hunger headache so presley and i decided to make our date priority over grocery shopping. we went to red robin and it was delightful. chocolate milkshakes are now presleys favorite, i let her order whatever she wanted to off the kids menu and we dipped our fries in ranch...our guilty pleasure. we had a fun date, just the 2 of us. tipped our waitress good and headed ...not to get groceries, too tired and full now. so now its friday. a full day's work is in the past and i sit here-eyes about to shut, i brought season 4 over here, but i might need to start all the way over on it later tomorrow. presleybrynn and i are so fatigued

and been through enough today. she already locked us out of my bathroom AND bedroom tonight, brad had to rescue us, then we wanted to hit up target only half hour before they closed to find brooklynn a birthday present for tomorrow.i forgot my purse though, and i notice this in taaarget parking lot! awe, we just need to lay on my mamas green couch bed, its the only remedy. i just wish i had some hot chocolate.
i miss my missing family members.
mom and dad in texas and the washington clan. i have to work in a few hours.
goooooodnight,


PS
franti next month

We’ve been listening to the ‘spearit food’ cd that mama cat made us. & presley makes me look up the good old –say hey- solo on youtube from last year.

We’re tempted to journey over to his Colorado show on the 30th, kids show in the day and adult show that evening.

Today we got to sleep in, presley hasn’t let me do this in weeks! Her new thing is to not let me relax or lay down, or anything, even if im eyes-open talking to her, she tells me I have to ‘wake up’. She’s become quite the 2 year old lately & getting so smart. We had waffles for lunch, one of her new attractions.

Brad and the roomies plus muff are moving right now into their new house. Its a lot closer to my place, & they really were only ten minutes away in their old house. It was kinda sad goin over there last night, things are gone or all over the place. I will miss it there, but I’m excited for a fresh new place for them

We’ve decided to change thanksgiving location to mom and dads house. Chuck wants to be able to watch football all day and our one channel wont cut it for him I guess! I always make the rolls, I love them, they’re the best and from scritch scratch. Presley is in charge of pies this year.

christine and i are eating pizza rolls and watching the niptuck seasons.
&

now we can make fresh and pure oj. thanks ma.




ps/
this is 'bob marley's paci' presley will tell you.

i got A raise

gas is $1.83

and dropping.


i had enough time to go to kneaders before work this morning.
egg&cheese croissant with a planet peaches smoothie.
im working records today, got my work done and started cleaning here.
i gotta fax some records tho, see ya

t.t.t.t.tag

A- Attached or Single? attached

B- Best Friend? annie and presley

C- Cake or Pie? pie .

D- Day of choice? sunday

E- Essential item? my car

F- Favorite color? green

G- Gummy bears or worms? chocolate covered gummy bears

H- Hometown? born in idaho, raised in kennewick wa

I- Favorite Indulgence? chocolate covered strawberries or wavy lays in creamy ranch dip

J- January or July? july

K- Kids? kids are nice.

L- Life isn't complete without? family, good friends, good music, good scenery and good food.

M- Marriage date? huh?

N- Number of brothers and sisters? 3 sisters and a brother

O- Oranges or Apples? apples.

P- Phobia and fears? big waves or tsunami, being alone. but its hard being alone when you have a daughter.

Q- Quote? cheers.

R- Reasons to smile? the future!

S- Season of choice? spring.

T- Tag 3 people: lindsay, cathy, christine.

U- Unknown fact about me: will remain unknown for the time being.

V- Vegetable? romaine lettuce, green onion, olives, tomato, RED PEPPER, cucumber, carrots. :)

W- Worst Habit? procrastination.

X - Ray or Ultrasound? never had an xray before.

Y- Your favorite food? enchiladas red rice homemade.

Z- Zodiac sign? aquarius.!

*nirv

I miss my baby so much, it feels weird and lonely without her. Last night Annie, Zig, Pok and I went out to our sushi place, i finally got chopstix, they're so me! Then Scenic Byway was playin a show at Liquid Joe's so we went and watched them headline. I got their album and its very very good. We waited in molcasalsa line for about 20 minutes at 2am for a midnight(if you will) treat. We had flu shot clinic at work, but i just worked regular clinic today, we had 100 patients walk in. I'm very hungry and just keep thinking about a grilled cheese in cholula or some wheat thins and cream cheese. annie stayed over last night, its fun to have a sleepover, especially without my daughter being here, i need the company. What the world am i going to do tonight?
make me something!

happy halloweeen

i need paint shop, too

just a little something from our cozy new place.
presley burnt her mouth on soup this morning, it was really sad.
tuesday is her day to go with grammy, we'll have lunch before i go to work.
so a rain delay on the world series, i kinda found myself cheering for TB just to make it a good series.
i fell asleep at like ten thirty last night on the massive love sac in the living room, we need to set up our dish, i dont ever watch tv, but i have a feeling i might need to now.
i need to go to whole foods today and get some special things i wouldnt mind spending more on, such as vegetables and organic milk, and im just about out of incense, so that too. good thing its my next door neightbor.







give me.....peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

beaner just walked in

sometimes i wish presley had a phone so i could text her while she's at daycare & im working.

I'd tell her things like 'i got you some halloween stickers today'

or 'only 2 more hours' or i'd ask her what she is doing and what songs she sang today.

i love her little self so so much, she's going on a big girl grammy/presley vacation to see her cousins in november, i know this will be a nice break for me, but i dont know what i'll do with myself, i'll miss that little bean like crazy. pres is my best friend.

on my lunch today i went over to fashion place-& looked around and had a hotdog on a stick. jade called me to ask me how to write a check. miss ya jennie.

brad and i got spicy cheese fries from sconecutter to share as a midnight snack, i tried fry sauce for the first time....not so good. the heater in my car broke. my new scenic byway album=soo gooood. we go look at our apt tomorrow after work....here goes.

our hearts

DEAR JADE/

Here are some pictures i took this october 14 to remind you of home, & what we & its like here.

& i've packed my room up

FREEZETAG

#1: 8 things I am PASSIONATE about: 1.presley 2. animals 3. emotion 4. learning 5. mothering 6.karma 7. growing 8. nature
#2: phrases I say often: 1. oh yah? 2. babe! 3. perfect. 4. absolutely. 5. willowcreek pediatrics, this is natalie. 6. right..7. um, what? 8. ew.
#3: 8 things I want to do before I die: 1. tiesto in amsterdam. 2. my garden 3. operate a crane. 4. go back to school. 5. raise up my baby good, 6. find/achieve success doing things i LOVE.7. have my dream porch.8. be completely at peace with everyone and everything in my life.
#4: 8 places I would love to visit:1. British Columbia 2. Lake Tahoe 3. Tokyo 5. boston 6. santa fe. 7. costa rica 8. cuba.
#5: 8 things I have learned from my past:1. DONT worry about the future.. or worry. worry is waste. 2. dont be reckless with other people's hearts. 3. dont put up with people who are reckless with yours. 4. respect your elders 5. remember your alphabet. 6. stay hydrated 7. keep warm, my dear 8.workOUT!
#6: 8 things I currently need or want:1. a raise. 2.socks 3. wisdom teeth out. 4. a coffee table 5. a hair cut 6. ipod adapter/charger 7. burton feelgood. 8. that freakin orange pineapple tempura chicken recipe i lost

& i dont tag anyone. but i did get something from the phantom ghost which i have to pass on.

inside out.

been goin back & forth.

im getting a pedicure tomorrow.

the passenger side window in my car rolls up/down faster than the driver side.

its cold in my office.

this week's made me exhausted.

brad has to have surgery on wednesday.

my shoes are two different sizes.

we should carve pumpkins next week.

i need to clean/detail my car.

im craving cafe rio.

i wish i could go to school.

armin van burin tonight.

i work the moring.

my mom made me a lunch today...thanks!

life in his city

Its getting kinda hectic…only to increase this month!
We move into our apartment on the 24th of October, it has everything we wanted,
My own bathroom, a big balcony, big closet, lots of space, but most importantly its in the perfect location.
Not only is it close to work and presley’s daycare, its in right in the middle of TONS of shopping, good eats, my bank, etc etc etc!
We’ve been waiting for this.

I signed up to work the flu shot clinic this weekend, need the hours,
Its weird how I don’t support almost ALL the required immunizations these days,
Yet I work in a pediatricians office where we poke kids all day long.
I had to decline on all of presleys vaccinations, but 2.
& did you know, that for a 2 yr old, up to date, should have had 21 shots!
& she is great and healthy and all, jeez.

I’ve been playing double time mom, taking care of crazy pretzel & brad who just broke his collar bone,
Today he wants me to come over & help him trim his face…!
He goes to the specialist tomorrow to see if he needs surgery to heal.

The MLB playoffs are starting today, I think the cubs game has already begun,
I decided, I wanna root for them, or boston with brad of course.
Im getting off work soon to do some baseball watching…

MISS cassaundra, my loke, I will use my tag when I ve got some more time on my hands, but I will not forget.
Muchasluv!

IVE GOT TO UPLOAD THESE VIDEOS SOMEWHERE!

1. do one thing everyday that scares you.
2. dont worry about the future; or worry at all.
3. the real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you on some idle Tuesday.
4. sing.
5. dont be reckless with other people's hearts.
6. dont put up with people who are reckless with yours.
7. floss.
8. dont waste your time on jealousy.
9. sometimes youre ahead, sometimes youre behind...the race is long and in the end, its only with yourself.
10. remember the compliments you receive.
11. forget the insults.
12. stretch.
13. get plenty of calcium.
14. dont congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either...your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.
15. read the directions, even if you dont follow them.
16. get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
17. be nice to your siblings, they are the best link to your past and the poeple most likely to stick with you in the future.
18. understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few; you should hold on.
19. respect your elders.
20. dont expect anyone else to support you.

red rice.

i see dave in exactly one week-
& LeRoi Moore died today.
oh moo.

go go go go

perfec

today was crazy.
caiti got called to a birth
jade was watching presley but needed to take her babe to the doc.
i got to go in late so i could help her out with this.
i feel good when i can, my family helps me out so much.

i've been really good lately.
today danielle and i got manicures and pedicures.
works been going well,
im waiting on the last step for gettin childcare assistance.
things are coming together.
i want the biggest bowl ever of macaroni and sauce right now.
i feel like gettin big groceries.
dave matthews next weeeek!
& franti so so soon!

outline

workin more hours.
gettin things in order for child care and child care assistance.
lookin for a place.
buckle up.

whata we lookin for

too busy to tell you what you want to know.
byeee.

pioneer day (is a day off in ut)

we swam at annies all all all day
-so when it was time to get ready & go to gallivan, presley only had a swimmin suit to wear.
we fixed her up in one of annie's shirts and tied a fat peice of black lace ribbon around her waist.
(she got compliments on this outfit)
& when we ran into don & barb- they gave her a matching necklace.
de la soul put on a great show by the way.
i met a new friend, who ditched his crutches to make it to the front of the stage with me to meet annie.


i need to finish my laundry and get the rest of our groceries.
we're headin out to flaming gorge for the weekend.
i'll see you in a few days.

spearits

im moving out.
!!
finally decided on the show i will see franti at this summer,
now this is something to save for and look forward to.

rainbow gathering is in new mexico next summer

Hey girl!

Just Barb here - we just got back from the Rainbow Gathering, I thought about you and your mom on the 4th, imagine the top most part of the Wyoming Mountains and then visualize about 4000 hippies holding hands in the biggest circle you could ever imagine praying for peace on the 4th of July. It was amazing, I included all those that I know in to my prayer. There was a silence observed by all hippies on the Mountain from Midnight of the 3rd till Noon of the 4th, then the party began, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA no fire works though just a lot of drums - AWESOME! If ever you get the chance to go to a gathering, it comes highly recommended by Barb! It was so great to see your mom down to the farmers market! I'm so glad that she loves her shirt, you'll have to take a picture of you all in your dyes and send it to us, that would be great! If you have time I also wanted to remind you to send some of the pic from the party. Lovin you girl

Peace and Always Light In Love B

RAINBOW & ROSE

my pretty plant that i raised up from a baby; now has many flowers.

i miss you amy, i think its seriously time i get out of here.
& baby reggie, thats what we're calling him until his parents give him a name.
bye, goin to float the river, and stop being so uptight.

7/12

its always a pretty sweet deal when you find your DREAM skirt for ten bucks.
it came in the mail yesterday, lovinn it.
i want to buy more as gifts.
the doc brought us paradize bakery for breakfast today...
i feel like all i've had this morning is sugar.
ever since cat and i were talking about apple juice its all i wanted this morning.
Last night Annie & Malibu took Presley to the Soul Redemption concert up at Brighton resort-
i worked and missed the train up the canyon,but aw well- Presley's second concert of the week.
When i got to the hospital last night, a nurse saw us and asked if we'd been up to Brighton for the show, she was there and recognized Pres, said she was dancin around.
!

I should be off in an hour,
I want to go talk to my newest nephew then-
I think I'll accompany all the homies plus its kid's weekend at Brads pool.
tomorrow i plan on ridin the river then retreating to the drum circle.
sounds about nice now.
;)

ooh what is your name???

so i got to take a sweet peek at the newest member to our family this morning -
but now i'm at work,
i just didnt want to leave that hospital room, i wanted to just stare at him.
He's Kody&Jade in one sweet 8lbs 5oz bundle.
im dying to get off work and learn your name li'l one.

welcome!

g'night

i clipped a piece off of zig's plant,
my new piece to raise up.
tomorrow the roots, @ gallivan, opening night for the twilight series.
long work day, meet me at noodles & co for lunch.

skiirrierrrrrit

its been a great big weekend,
i lost my phone on the fourth of july-
in sugar house, :(
mostly i relaxed,
yesterday Zig, & i & some homies rode provo river.
SO MUCH FUN.!

we've decided its an 'every-monday thing'
although i flipped my tube twice and my arms are completely bruised up,
i lovedddd it.
so come on.


Annie is back from Cali again, i have yet to hear many stories of her crazy weekend, because she also, lost her phone on this one.
She & Lola had freeee all access ViP passes at the high sierra music festi-
we miss her.

one to the rebels who love rockin to the beats.

we left wyoming at 7am to get christine back to work.
as soon as i walked in the door i found myself walkin right back out.
i had a litttle bita freeeeeeedom which i wanted to use to the fullest.
i think it was Bonneville Canyon that frek and i decided to hike off trail.
very vertical it was way a crazy hike.
then hit up the snow shak on the way back down.
i took the rest of monday to prepare for my long awaited 311/snoop show at the ampitheatre.
!!!!!
im not that crazy, enough to take my camera or phone into the pit.
each three eleven show SOMEHOW is better than the last.
im still stoked on it, i will be all week.

my hike + 3eleven mosh pit = one worn out sore body
ALLOVER.







olivejuice.

meeks

even though i only got to stay for one day, it was a good getaway.
im happy my washington homies (most of them) came to hang out.
jade was the first one to catch a fish.
i wish i could have more opportunities to do more of this.

i meant, ankle.

farmers market
brads pool
hond's pool
our very own drum circle
the arts festival
headin up the mtn now.

!

red, right angle.

today has been a bit nerve-racking.

i was not ready for my weekend to be over.

i only mowed half the lawn yesterday, but this; you see, is not my fault.

been spending lots of time outdoors, the pool, the lake!, the drum circle, my back porch.

on saturday christine and i took a last minute drive up to Echo Lake, a group of friends were camping for the weekend, and since Caiti offered to watch Pres for the night, i took the opportunity, it was relaxing, it was lovely!

Took a midnight dip in the lake, roasted dogs and s'mores...:)

I would love to go back and camp on the lake.

Sunday, Sasha and I went to the drum circle AS usual. the talk of the drum circle this week was the Rainbow Gathering, who's going? who are you going with? where are you camping? i'll see you there. can a miracle take me there?

Today is Brad's birthday, so I took him out the The Porcupine last night, it was delicious!

We had a really good time, maybe one day I'll share brad with you.

*Presley, loves to help do chores.

weekly gathering

bodie just got back from hawaii.

mom and dad are home now.
enjoying my dayoff.
takin dad to the baseball game tonight.
presley played in her swimmin pool in the back yard today.