Happy Birthday to You....

Happy Birthday Mom! To my Birthday Buddy. Wish I was there... we could share the spotlight and a chocolate cake with mint frosting! My Mom is AMAZING- she is kind and caring and creative and talented and funny and driven and hard working, amongst many other things. She has been my biggest cheerleader and she gave me opportunities to get where I am and be who I am today. LOVE YOU LADY!!!
Last year's b-day...

LA GIRL...

Wonderful Grandma!

This one LOVES Disneyland...

Does not like to get her hair wet

And loves Hawaii


I LOVE YOU MOM~

TAGGED!

So, I got TAGGED by my cute friend Maria Pia.... FUN, I've never been tagged!!!

THE FIVE

10 years ago I:
1. Was 21 (Oh I mean, um 15... since I'm only 25 now!)
2. Was living in Provo, UT- with my friend Marissa Beyers
3. Was attending BYU- they had closed my major and were offering each class one last time, so I was taking all Fashion Merch classes trying to get everything in
4. Was waiting tables at Outback
5. Had short short hair

5 things on today's "to do" list:
1. Wrap and mail my Mom's birthday gifts
2. Go to Old Navy- as per a commercial I saw last night, today only all adult jeans are $12 bucks and kids jeans are $7... worth a peek
3. Frame a couple pics of Addi for Lyndon's office
4. Complete Primary agenda for September-assign talks, etc. (Primary Secretary)
5. Have some family fun!

5 snacks I enjoy: Anyone who knows me knows this will be hard for me to narrow to five, as I'm a complete treat addict
1. Baked Goods- can I lump them altogether? Cupcakes, Chocolate Croissants, Brownies, Cookies, Rice Krispy Treats
2. CHOCOLATE (good dark chocolate, Hershey Kisses, See's candy, Frango mints)
3. Frozen Yogurt/ Ice Cream
4. Doughnuts- total weakness :(
5. Pretzels at the mall
Honestly, I could keep going...Creme Brulee, Churros at Disneyland, Del Taco Quesadillas, Chips and Guac, (and there really are some healthier ones I enjoy in there-I just can't help that nothing even semi-healthy tops the list)


5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy or build my dream house- I can think of a few beach front properties in Corona Del Mar I wouldn't mind living in!
2. Travel the World
3. Set up all relatives so they were taken care of- homes, retirement, etc.
4. Start/invest in a business now and retire young
5. SHOP SHOP SHOP SHOP SHOP

5 places I have lived:
1. Orem, UT / Provo, UT (all the same right?)
2. Los Angeles, CA (when I was very young, 2-5 I think)
3. Honolulu, Hawaii (for six months in 2000)
4. Huntington Beach, CA (moved there after graduating in 2002)
5. Newport Beach, CA (in 2005, for a year with Lyndon)

Five jobs I have had:
1.Retail- JMR (total Utah throw back), Banana Republic, ZCMI, EDF (fragrance company)& Nordstrom
2.Server- Outback and Hardrock Cafe Honolulu
3.BYU Bookstore- sophomore year at BYU
4.Recruiter- post college, for accounting and finance... miserable. Do you know anyone that likes to cold call??
5.Events Manager (commercial real estate co)
(& the hardest job ever- MAMA...does a really rewarding job with no paycheck count?)

I tag...
Anyone who wants to play, and
1.Stacy Circuit
2.Jill
3.Debbie
4.Gaby
5.Lezlie Wagner(girl, you have GOT to update your blog more often :))

Rules:
Each player answers the question themselves.At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person that tagged you know when you've answered the questions on your blog.

SKEPTICAL...

but I picked up a copy of Twilight. Vampires.... REALLY?!?! Anyway, we'll see. This was totally a purchase of peer pressure, given all the hype from seemingly cool normal girls everywhere.

Um, this was a lot of fun.....

Go to www.dailymakeover.com and you can do it once for free! Scroll over the pic to see which celebrity's hair I am sporting....

TODAY

Before Addi was my girl... these were my girls.

TODAY; this one turned 11. Happy Birthday Kort!!! I have so many happy memories that involve you, little girl! You'll always be my Kortney Ellen Smellen Balls :)




TODAY; this one started Kindergarten. Oh, Gracie Girl... you are an ORIGINAL, you'll be the cutest smartest kid in the class. In the words of your favorite song: Life flies by in seconds, you're not a baby Gracie, you're my friend. You'll be a lady soon but until then you gotta do what I say.

FYI, You'll still always be my girls! I love you both more than you can possibly know. I remember holding each of you on the day you were born... you are still just as precious to me.


XO~ Auntie