Sunday, August 29, 2010

Blessed.


This time of the year is always great, but I feel especially great today.
I got to move in with some of my best friends to a great house and have a great room all to myself, volunteer for fun events, meet a butt load of new peeps and see a lot of my old friends and kick it with them! Many of my friends I haven't seen for two YEARS! crazy blast from the past moments today, and it honestly makes me more happy then anything to see their smiling faces again in random places on campus. Some are not so pasts and still blasts.. I am super excited for this year, I have a sneaky suspicion it is going to be seriously beyond amazing! I really am so incredibly happy, and I know this is all because someone desires to bless my life. For what, I have no idea but I am extremely grateful that I have a kind Heavenly Father who wishes for me to be happy and enjoy my life along with learning all I can. When you try to live the Gospel, you are blessed. That's all. Love it. Pumped. Happy. Joyful & the skies the limit. Love you friends, just wanted to say. Goodnight.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Best Time of My LIfe.. So Far.

Something Happened called summer is over.
Can we talk about it?
Last night was butt cold..
Favorite Summer Times Recap?
It's happening.



Repelling off the Aggie Terrace.



Nights on Cort's farm playing with baby cows, kittens, and riding tractors, four wheelers, motorcycles, & sometimes cows.. :)
Shooting date. The best was seeing Toy Story 3, and taking home the giant popcorn bag after.


Throwing giant pickels at innocent bystanders.


Cleaning the Sink!


OLe Ole OLe Ole REal Salt LAke





Boating with Friendzz




Exploring Caves



Getting drunk off Rootbeer at Smokin Blues



The Fourth of July in Bear Lake

Going to Twilight Concert Series thursday nights with fun friends.

Rodeos!




Fun Vacations

Maui

Lake Powell

Bear Lake





Havasupai

& living with hilarious wonderful girls


I realized today that Fall is upon us. I think Logan is most beautiful this season. It's bittersweet, but I'm super stoked to live with 9 rockin' girls & to kick it with all my friends returning from the mish! Only a couple more days and the 2 year friendship hiatus will be donezo. I'm legit counting down the days until they move up! STOKED. Thanks summer, you were the best time so far but I have a sneaky suspicion that this fall is going to blow you out of the water!! Bring on the changing leaves & new friendships! Jight!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Me & the Blue Door House.

SO, this week most of my friends are gone that I usually see 5+ times a day. It has made things a little.. different. Mostly because when I come home I talk to my fish for social interaction...

They are great listeners.

But, I have been having a great week none the less. Sleepovers everynight with Chanae Nae one of my fave friends! I just have had to find the little things to entertain myself mostly. And there is no one here to make me go grocery shopping (!!) so my diet has consisted of:

1. Rainbow Chip Frosting
2. Stale Licorice (sometimes with rainbow chip frosting on it. Judge not and ye shall not be judged.)
3. Hot & Ready's
4. Chalupa's here & there
5. Cinnamon Toast Crunch
6. Pretzels
7. Water

Yep.
So you may ask, "Chelsea you work out everyday.. why do you still have fat knees?"
This, my friends, is your answer.



Welp, great.




Anyways, so you know I hate to brag but.. this just needs to be said today.

I ROCK.

No really, I'm not being modest I really do today. Something happened called, I had the biggest sale of the day at work! Guess how much.. come on...
Seven Hundo BAbAY!! Yes, 7 0 0 dollars $$$$$.
I mean she was pretty easy to sell to but let's just let me have this one and say I am the greatest saleswoman ALIVE!!!!!! Okay maybe not but they even had to call the sale in to corporate cuz I guess that's what they do.. ?
Also, I sold 4 pairs of Jeggings to an Asian! That is also an amazing feat!! You know what I am saying if you have ever tried to get an asian to buy anything besides Hello Kitty. But yeah and I had other sales that were normal but those two were awesome!! Especially cuz I have been feeling a little mediocre selling wise lately. Welp, now that I have boosted my ego, this blog's message is fulfilled.

I ROCK!
sorry just getting that last one in.

Also this, recently my computer has been resurrected, (blasphemy much?) and I have been rediscovering music that I forgot I had on here! Since I hate the quiet mostly in a creepy all alone in the house setting, I have been listening to it non stop. This is what I have been playing mostly. CHhhheck it!

Robot Rock - Daft Punk
Short Skirt, Long Jacket - Cake (yes.)
Yeah (Crass Version) - LCD Soundsysterm
Electric Feel (Justice Remix) - MGMT

Have I had many a jam sessions to these songs alone in my house?
Let it happen.


Monday, August 16, 2010

VIP's Obvi.

Once upon a time I went to the Preston Rodeo about a month ago maybe?
Well, I went with a kid who had all the connections cuz he is born in bred about 20 minutes away in the thriving metropolis of Trenton, UT. So we got the VIP treatment naturally.


First off, we couldn't get in cuz it was sold out. So we went to the VIP section (where we belonged anyways but I mean who wants to be a snob) aka behind the roping teams. Right behind the roping teams! It was kinda sketch sitting on the fence when the horses would freak out right next to us but it was all included in the VIP package.

After the teams were done in the pen, we sneaked, I mean were upgraded to better seats. Hiding in the actual pen. Yep, Cort jumped down and fit right in with his wranglers & farmer attire. He even knew a kid the was working in the rodeo called Cheeseburger... hah for reals. It pays to have connections.

Of Course being VIP's from Trenton, we are not satisfied until we have the best of the best. Therefore sneaking out to the ring was a must. So, it happened. Best Rodeo Seats EVER! We were right in the action!

Why yes, I do wish I had a higher quality camera, but my palm pixie camera is top of the line for phones didn't you know?

VIP obvi.

So after the Rodeo we went to the Carnival. (Yeah the night was pretty much the best)

And Cort BARFED. ahahahhahaha YES! It was great. I didnt believe him so we went and found it in the grass. kinda gross when you say it like that.. ANYWAYS

The VIP treatment did not end my friends. When all the food places were closing they said "Oh my gosh Chelsea Babbitt, what can I offer you?!" And I told them free corndogs and possibly a caramel apple would suffice. This is what happened..

Fo FrEEE!

Also, the giant banana (Willis) was given to Cort for free too! hahah He said "Chelsea I want that giant banana," went and asked the kid where he got it and the kid ended up just giving it to him! Then he gave him to me! (every other weekend he spends at Cort's because it's the only right thing to do for the both of us..)

After the carnival we ran through the empty rodeo stadium like champions and I talked to the sheep from the Mutton Bustin'! (if you didn't know, I have the gift of tongues, to talk to sheep. Really though, if you didn't know that already, I'm sure you will hear it soon enough if we are friends.)

Then the night ended with a motorcycle ride back home on a warm summer night! It was totally the best night & so much fun, & so much vip treatment. Because, we are cool cats duh! Friendship!

Friday, August 13, 2010

Late Nights in Zion..Almost.

I've hit a wall.

All summer I have been going non stop without a care in the world. Well, maybe a care but they last .5 seconds and I'm back to having the time of my life the next hour.

However, recently, I have hit a bit of a slump.

I think the 3 am bedtimes, the trips that leave me udderly spent, living up the single life to the max, climbing in the morning, boating in the afternoon and playing with friends till 2am days have finally all unleashed their looming vengeance against me.

Translation - I've become incredibly tired 24/7 this passed week causing me to be a baby bit flaky on fun times.

I hate it. Honestly I am the biggest fun lover you will ever meet, and still am.. until twelve is approaching and my bed sweetly beckons.

This is going to sound completely lame but... even when it come to prospects. This summer has been.. eye opening... (haha)
So, usually there's all these strict "ladylike" rules about dating girls try to follow. For example, don't wear your comfy boyfriend jeans until date three or don't leave the house without mascara on or whatever other laws. Lately, I kinda have epically failed. It is really quite exhausting thinking of what you can or can't do all the time. Honestly, these last couple of days I'm lucky if I get out of my spandex by 4 (work clothes, judge me for it). It's hard to be so comfortable about stuff like that for a time and then have to go back to the beginning of starting over with a someone new. I guess I miss being chill with someone so that those little rules don't matter of what you wore, or if you said something stupid cuz of the comfort level you have reached. But it is only a matter of time for me I guess until that happens again. But this is it, I have a hard time remembering to be distant, cold, and uncaring in the beginning as to not lose the thrill of the chase... hate me the freak for it. Why can't people ever just say how they feel? okay I get why, but it's bothersome sometimes that's all this whiny paragraph is saying :)

Question: Is it bad that I fully intend on kicking it with my newly returned missionary friends this fall and letting a higher power decide if I need to date? I'm really just not into it so much... haha

All I know is that it is Friday night and I am blogging. I worked all day and tomorrow's early morning defers my desire to do one thing tonight but be on the couch and watch season four of One Tree Hill.. And thoroughly enjoy it. Or take a nap, or eat ice cream and blog slash google sweet ways to decorate my house, check Urban and Anthropologie's new arrivals, or stalk photographers, or read my book & go to bed. All off the above? It's possible. Does that make me anti social? or lame? or cause me to drift into social suicide? or be less appealing to fun people who pride themselves on doing fun things with their lives?
Welp, it's the end of summer and I am officially drained.

It may have something to do with taking a beating last night in the depths of sweaty, reefer smoking young adults swaying to the wonderful beats of Matisyahu. It was definitely one of my top five out of 40 some concerts I have been to. King without a Crown was surprisingly epic, as was Youth, One Day & Jerusalem, no surprise there though. The only shows I've been that have compared were himself last summer, Incubus, Chiodos with Saosin, The Brobecks (the company I was with made it wonderful) & possibly Modest Mouse. Many others were good but Matis is just.. great. He never swears and is always so in his music. You can tell he is not out to just sell a bunch of crap and have fans. Plus he is strangely incredibly sexy which definitely helps his case of being my favorite.

Also, I haven't blogged in so long I have some things to share in my time away.
My compute is up & running, therefore I have some pics that have been sitting in my phone to share.

Happiness is - boat rides at sunset coming home from a long day on the water.
Lake Powell June '10

Out back of a Maverick in Smithfield.

"Strip away the layers and reveal your soul
Give yourself up and then you become whole
You're a slave to yourself and you don't even know
You want to live the fast life but your brain moves slow

If you're trying to stay high, then you're bound to stay low
You want God but you can't deflate your ego
If you're already there, then there's nowhere to go
If you're cup's already full, then it's bound to overflow

If you're drowning out in the waters and you can't stay afloat
Ask Hashem for mercy and he'll throw you a rope
You're looking for help from God, you say he couldn't be found
Looking up to the sky and searchin' beneath the ground

Like a king without his crown, yes, I wanna get down
A king without his crown, yes, you keep fallin' down
You really want to live but can't get rid of your frown
Try reach him to the heights and wound down, down, down, down

Say what's this feeling? My love will rip a hole through the ceiling
I give myself to you from the essence of my being
An' I sing to my God, these songs of love an' healing
I want Mashiach now, and it's time we start revealing"
- King Without a Crown