I am a simile.

Today I heard my roommate say:

"She has as much _________ as Katie has shoes."

Love it. 

Pairs purchased in 2012: 5

Pairs donated in recent months: 4

Current total: 94

Lately...

...I have been watching a lot of ANTM. And as one does watch a lot of ANTM,  one practices model poses in the mirror. Don't worry guys, I know they aren't great and therefore will not be pursuing a new career path (but if another Short season goes down maybe.....). 

My favorite episode is always, what they have now coined, the Tyover episode, where everyone gets a new look. I would love that. I have, once before, gone to a hairdresser and said do whatever you think would look best. I came out with a fun new A line. 

Anyways, today I was inspired for a temp Tyover:

This morning it was bigger and curlier, but I was going for huge fro like hair. I always thought it would be fun to have giant unruly curls. But not forever, I'm very fond of my manageable hair. 

grateful for 2011.

In a Sunday School class a few weeks ago our teacher, the bishop's fabulous wife, told us about this gratitude challenge. It's ten lists of ten things each. The easiest way to be grateful for 100 things. I decided to fill out my ten, all of which pertaining to things I've been grateful in the past year specifically. 

So here was my 2011:

10 physical abilities

1. exercise biking

2. eating

3. sleeping

4. hugging

5. dancing

6. seeing

7. hearing

8. hand holding

9. crying

10. singing

10 material possessions

1. cell phone

2. high heels

3. lap top

4. new car

5. concealer

6. glasses

7. bank account

8. nail polish

9. books

10. microwave

10 living people

1. Lyle

2. Jerralyn

3. Jeremy

4. Brandon

5. Megan

6. Cameron

7. Monica

8. Caitlin

9. Michael

10. Baby Calvin

10 things about nature

1. rain

2. wind

3. sand

4. sunshine

5. starry nights

6. shade

7. puddles

8. sunsets

9. pebblestones

10. flowers

10 places on earth

1. my bed

2. seattle

3. upper east side

4. the temple

5. portland

6. the zoo

7. vegas

8. springville art museum

9. provo

10. london-I will always be

10 modern inventions

1. twitter

2.  drive thrus

3. debit cards

4. hulu

5. internet phones

6. camera

7. benedryl

8. airplanes

9. starbucks

10. prescription lenses

10 foods

1. chic fil a

2. belgian waffles

3. enchiladas

4. cheese burgers

5. dr. pepper

6. chocolate fro yo

7. taco tuesday

8. happy sumo

9. spicy enticer sandwich

10.cream cheese

10 happiest moments

1. getting promoted

2. getting picked up in an art museum

3. Beatles caroling

4. first ballet class in nearly 5 years

5. a long anticipated reunion with a boy

6. teaching a really good Relief Society lesson

7. being told I was adored

8. walking seattle with Cameron one last time

9. first weekly temple night

10.  playing with baby calvin

10 things about the Gospel

1. sacrament hymns

2. my bishop

3. ward parties

4. teaching relief society

5. journal writing

6. comforting Spirit

7. everyone in white

8. prayer

9. Elder Uchtdorf

10. my testimony

10 things about today

1. sleeping in

2. working car

3. vending machines

4. cell phones

5. co workers

6. cardio cinema

7. strawberries

8. christmas bonus

9. my bed

10. leggings