favorite movie quote

man: ...the train service has improved so.

Cecil: I always travel by balloon.

from the film "A Room with a View," based on the novel by E.M. Forster.

Thank You, BBC

I'm a sap. Can't get BBC's new version of Emma out of my head. It's not available in the U.S. yet but someone posted all 4 episodes on youtube in 10 minute parts.

Jane Austen has grown on me in my old age. Sigh.

My favorite dance scene I've ever seen in a movie. I just love it:

Go check it out if you're an Austen fan. Warning: make sure you have 4 hours to spare over the next couple of days. It's divided into hour-long episodes, but it's hard not to just click right onto the next. Here's the first one.

P.S. Can someone please organize a ball like that? And we all have to dress like that and learn the dances and have a live orchestra. Pretty please?

my new favorite part about christmas...

is this little surprise that i found at a recent trip to dan's:

those equal these:

which we all know are the best part about easter.

thanks, santa.

I haven't been writing much lately, but life is continuing along.

My cute sister is getting more and more pregnant. I can't wait for my little nephew to come in march.

My mom's side of the family all celebrated my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary this past weekend. My Papa proposed to my Granny with the ring I now wear as my own wedding ring. Two cows were sold to pay for it in the 50's.

The cute couple

They didn't get to cut the cake at their own wedding, so my amazing aunt Cathy made a beautiful anniversary cake and they cut it in front of all of their posterity.

Happy with the family

My beautiful and sweet cousin married her best friend of 7 years on Saturday. It was the first temple sealing I'd seen since my own and it was just beautiful. There are no words for how it feels to have the promise of an eternal life with the person you love most in the world.

They got married in the Jordan River Temple so there were no steps to fit the family on for the picture... which our big family kind of needs.

I loved her hair!

My family at the temple. 3 of my cousins have come to live with my parents for awhile. They are so cute and fun to have around.

My mom and I trying to stay warm during the temple picture-taking.

My Granny putting the finishing touches on her beautiful cake.

It turned out so cute and unique. Perfect for Lindsay and Jeff.

I loved these little birds on the top of the cake.

Jonathan watching Ice Age in the basement of the reception center while the bride got ready.

They had a little ring ceremony before the dinner and read a Shakespearean sonnet together.

I got to be a bridesmaid. The dress was cute but I ended up flashing some people during the dancing part of the night. Oops.

yaaaaaawn...

i was complaining to jonathan yesterday about how i want to blog more but there's nothing to say.

so jonathan told me to blog about our doggy. well he's fun and exciting for us and we love him but i think i already talk about him to much to my friends and family and they're probably sick of him. i can't help but post a cute picture of him though.

he suggested i blog about his beard. jonathan has had a beard for the first time in his life for about 3 months now. he might shave it soon. i think he's hot both ways so whatever.

he suggested i blog about the work we're doing on our little basement apartment. we've been painting a lot. our new bedroom is now a blueish greenish. swan sea. it looks better than it sounds. i can't wait to get carpet and organized.

i refuse to get too settled in my current blugh restaurant job... which means i've been officially searching for a job for more than 5 months. rough.

jonathan has been searching for a job for about 3 months. he even resorted to applying at 7-11 the other day. :(

my little bro, josh, got swine flu. i hear gargling warm salt water twice a day and drinking hot drinks or soups helps keep flu germs from growing in your throat. let's hope it works.

i have never been a huge t.v. person, but abc's new show flashforward is really entertaining. we've been watching it. i recommend it.

so see? nothing too crazy going on around here. life's kind of a yawn right now. but a good yawn.

(pay attention starting at 00:11)

yep, life's kind of like that.

duck pajamas

thanks to everyone who commented on my post-college crisis thoughts from a couple of days ago. it's nice to know i'm not the only one in a weird spot in life or that hates that need for money is guiding my decisions. i appreciate hearing people's thoughts and experiences. sometimes, through being honest and open about our frustrations and hardships, we can really comfort and motivate each other. yes!

jonathan and i just got back from volunteering at ascend's (the organization we interned for) annual gala. it was quite an experience to sit in the company of people throwing around thousands of dollars for basketball games, private concerts, and vacations during the live auction. of course it was all for a good cause and i know the people in the countries that ascend works in will really benefit from the money coming to them. (it would be cool if we didn't have to use luxury vacations to get help to the poor, but if it works, it works. aaahhhhhhh i said it. whew feels good to get that off my chest. okay.)

jonathan was in the silent auction with his design skills up for bid. he spent days (and even pulled an all-nighter after they made a bunch of print changes) designing the program for this gala. so we were hoping someone would bid on him at the gala to help pay for his hours of work on the program design. we don't know if anyone bid on him yet. i have to say, i'll be disappointed if he doesn't get paid for his hard work.

BUT we can live off of canned tuna and rice here just like we did in ecuador if we have to. and there are always our parents for a nice meal. it's funny to think that we're about as poor as the people we worked with in ecuador right now.

well, financial security is overrated. i'm serious. i'm happier now, poor, than i was a couple years ago when i had a lot of money.*

plus, jonathan is wearing my duck pajama pants right now (from the girls' section of aeropostale), and that makes me happy too.

(no pictures please:)

*not to say one can't have money and happiness. someday.... someday.

this is what happens when you don't feel like giving up your husband to guys night.

What I am doing right now:

(the edge of the laptop screen in the bottom left corner of the photo means that i'm participating in my own amusement... not wii mario battle or whatever it is.)

What I wish I was doing right now:

(the blanket is every bit as soft as it looks. the pink wingback chairs next to me are the ones i hope to reupholster... someday. also, when did jonathan take this picture?)

What I hope Policia is doing right now. (and not chewing up chair legs or eating rat poison)