Thursday, February 26, 2009

Rachel's Dictionary

For my Adolescent Literature class we recently read a book called Freak the Mighty. I give it about a 7, but that' s besides the point. One of the main characters writes his own version of a dictionary, and as an assignment for the class, I did the same. It ended up being pretty funny, cause let's be honest, I'm hilarious. So, I thought I'd go ahead and post it...

A
chmed the Dead Terrorist- a really funny puppet
Bologna- a silly spelling for disgusting sandwich meat
Clammy- a word for gross hands
Deja Vu- frustrating repeats of your day
Ehnic- something I wish I was
Fur- how Utahns say "for"
Grenadine- fancy way of saying cherry flavoring
Hick- name for people from Spanish Fork
Idiot- someone who's hard to talk to
Jamboree- some secret camp that all boy scouts go to
Karma- boomerang effect
Liverwurst- the worst of a liver, something very bad
Moun'ain- the way people from Utah say mountain
Normal- something that no one is
One- the loneliest number
Phat- me: pretty, hot, and tempting
Quarter- something that will buy you bubblegum
Rachel- coolest name ever
S-word- naughty word
Thermos- a magical instrument that keeps things hot or cold
Unicorn- they exist.
Viagra- something that my mom won't tell me about
Wadder- the way we pronounce "water" for some weird reason....
X chromosome- the thing that makes you smart
Y chromosome- the thing that makes you less smart
Zylophone- the way xylophone ought to be spelled..

Watch out Webster...
Rach :')

It's My Birthday!!


That's right. I am shamelessly telling myself Happy Birthday, and I'm ok with it. Happy Birthday to me. How will I celebrate? Maybe I'll get a little extra crazy and drink a Sprite tonight. Maybe I'll go to Vegas and walk the strip. Maybe I will buy an underaged kid some bubblegum. Who knows, the possibilities are endless. Really though, it's already been an amazing day. I've had 1,000 little kids at Snow Springs Elementary scream Happy Birthday, my sweet family has called at wonderfully early hours of the morn, my amazing roommate decorated my bathroom, well wishes, cheek kisses. And Heavenly Father has blessed us with incredible weather that creates smiles all around. Happy Day.
21, who would of thought I'd be doing the exact things that I'm doing today. I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you everyone. I'm blessed to have each of you in my life.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Valentine's Day!


Happy Valentine's Day!
Tell someone that you love them today.
Even if it's by force.
Heck, boost the economy and buy someone flowers. :)
Enjoy the day.
Rach

Thursday, February 5, 2009

TMI Via Rachel

Ah, yes. I am putting this horrendous picture on my blog. Why? Because I think it's hilarious.

So, this time I though I'd rip off an idea from one my favorite blogs to read, written by my good friend Nate. Apparently it's some sort of game that's been circulating on facebook. Gist of the game, you write 25 random things about yourself. So exciting. But really... Nate deemed the title of his list "Dejunking Bag's Head." I like that. I've decided to call mine..

TMI Via Rach :)

1. I have an unusual fetish with white and black plain t-shirts. I have like 13.
2. I also have an unusual fetish for jeans, but I won't tell you how many pairs I have...
3. My mom is my hero. She's more than i could ever ask for.
4. For some reason, I get a real kick out of candy suckers. Especially Tootsie Pops. Maybe it's because they make me feel like a kid again.
5. I hate jello. Please don't ever talk about it. If you try to feed it to me, I may puke all over your face.
6. I only have one dimple. But you know what, I have found out that it's not that weird. Lots of people do.
7. My hands are as wrinkled as an 80 year old woman's. On the top, and on the palms. I have met only 4 other people with this condition. One is my brother.
8. I'm a straight up sucker for 3 things: apple pie apples from The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Ben and Jerry's Cinnamon Bun ice cream, and my mom's carrot cake.
9. I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve, but I'm ok with it. I pretty much only have two emotions though. Really really happy, or really really sad. Not too much gray area for me.
10. Little kids are beautiful, and I love them, but I'm not very good with them. Especially naughty ones. I don't have much patience. I will learn for my kids though. No really, I will.
11. I love music. I listen to it anytime that silence isn't required. I've even started to listen to classical while I read my textbooks. It makes me feel cultured.
12. I've had the opporunity to go to some amazing places in my short almost 21 years of life. And for that I feel grateful and spoiled.
13. I have 3 older brothers that love me, and I have a little bit of each of them in me. I brag about this at will because I love them too.
14. My mom is a speech therapist, and as a result of that I have little or no tolerance for people with speech impediments(other than a stutter, cause that's not really fixable, nor do I consider it a speech impediment...ha). It's cruel yes, but it's like nails on a chalkboard to me when a 25 year old man has a lisp and can't say his R's. There are specialist that can fix that you know.
15. Dance is my true form of expression. My soul smiles when I dance.
16. I would take the mountains over the beach any day of the year. Even today, when it's cold outside.
17. The guys I have dated have all been insanely different from each other. I don't think I could even put them in a category together. I haven't decided what that says about me.
18. My first kiss was before I turned 16. I admit this shame-faced.
19. There are only a few things in my life I wish I could take back or do differently. My way of coping with this is to tell my kids and hope they don't make the same mistakes.
20. Something in other people that I have a hard time with is when they blame their personal problems or difficulties on other people. I really believe that you can only solve problems if you first look at yourself.
21. Ms. Rush, my 12 grade AP Literature teacher, is still to this day, the best teacher I've ever had, and is a large inspiration for my career.
22. I want my future spouse to learn to be handy like my dad. It has saved my parents thousands and thousands of dollars throughout the years.
23. When I get married, I want my wedding dress to be the size of my house.
24. Smiling makes me happy. That's why I do it so much.
25. I wear a bracelet everyday, for more than one reason, that says "Happiness is the key to success." I live by that.

There you go. Too much information. Take it or leave it. Love.