decisions decisions decisions

here i am, sitting on the couch. and there he is sitting next to me. i say, shoot...what was i going to write my next blog about? he says, i don't know? A week ago something happened and it was a great blogging idea. BUT here i am, sitting on the couch saying...shoot, what was i going to write about?
so here we are.

not a success.

let's hope the next one is better

curly curly hallelujah

Hello again,
This time I'm speaking in regards to my curly hair. so, something special happened to me last night. I was shopping...for my hair stuff. it normally costs 14.50 a piece. well, when I asked the girl where it was, she said "actually it's been repackaged. the old packaging is on sale for 3.60 a bottle though!" my mind started freaking out. what!!! i'll take all you have i said. she pulled out six bottles. i think the two girls there thought i was kind of wacko. especially because i said "merry christmas to me" when she brought it to the counter. well anyway, it was fabulous. I got 6 bottles of hair stuff for litterally 20 dollars. that's it.

curly curly hallelujah

sly, but stupendously strong

well, it's about time we spend some time discussing Hercules, our newest christmas tree. What a handsome beauty. he's 6 feet tall and we only cut him a titch before installing him into the trusty tree stand. with the great tree skirt, he almost looks like a girl. but it's a man. And he drinks a lot, stands straight, and has a nice bow on top. colorful lights make it all great. oh, and josh finally put on his ornaments- a selection of caribiners. He's gotta have some man on him right? without those, I'd feel bad for cross dressing the tree. after all, I'm into the warm fuzzies...like putting a bow on top.
anyway, our little place is full of holiday cheer.

doug

well hello again,
I'm thinking about doug...the douglas fir christmas tree from last year who has probably rotted away by now. poor guy. he was really great. Not sure if we'll end up with another doug or if we'll be doing a frasier fir fred.....not even sure if smith's will have one of them.
anyway, here's the point. the only tree toppers i can find are too glittery or too ugly and cheap looking. and i even work at one of the greatest home decor shops ever. no help. i have a pretty good idea of what to do..but still, it'd be nice to find a tree topper to last throughout the Brown Family Christmas Tree's. Perhaps I need to call Penny Mcallister and have her design one specially for me. She's my favorite designer. Big problem though, she has actually passed away so I cannot contact her. but mayber her collections that i've already started collecting will fill my mind with an inspirational idea.
perhaps i have too much time on my hands.

good evening

HOT DIGGITY DOGS

imagine you are on the boat in the chocolate tunnel in the newest willy wonka movie...which, by the way, is exactly accurate with the book. anyway, instead of being on a spiraling chocolate river, you are spiraling deeper into the valleys of my brain. here you will find out the experience i had today at the grocery store while standing in front of the hot dogs as though i were choosing a diamond out of a million beautiful diamonds (which aren't as pretty as the one i have in real life)...thanks josh. ANYWAY, i was making pigs in a blanket for my girls night party that was themed as "bring your favorite birthday dish" and mine growing up was... you guessed it!...pigs in a blanket. my eyeballs saw the ballpark franks first...they must pay the most to have their dogs right in the first place people look. Then i saw the nathans hot dogs that looked good but they were skinny. then i saw oscar meyer "original wieners". hmm. no good. and by the way there is not to be any innuendo intended in this post...it just occurred to me that maybe boys...or girls...may think it's funny because i'm referencing weenies.

So, then i saw a fat free option. first of all, WHO EATS A FAT FREE HOT DOG. second of all, how can it be a hot dog and be fat free together? third of all, might as well eat a grape if you're going to choose the fat free style. same goes with the 98% at free version. those just have a 1/4 inch section that is fatty and the rest is not. apparently. then there were the turkey, chicken, and pork ones. NO. then i saw the ones free of nitrates and nitrites. NOW this one caught my attention. but it HAS to be stored at 40 degrees or less at ALL TIMES as they are not preserved. I instantly pictured all of us barfing up our food because we had eaten hot dogs that were on a 90 degree truck in transportation and therefore were bad due to the violation of the no-preservatives protection rule. So, of course that was a bad option too. how can i trust that those dogs were always at the right temp. you can't trust people these days...especially if you don't know who carried those from ball park frankfurters to the grocery shelf. THEN (and yes i've been standing here wondering if other people wonder why i'm standing in front of the hot dogs for so long), then i had to choose from oscar myer or ballpark. i went with the ALL BEEF BALLPARK...it was the one i remember most from commercials so they must be good right? and they were not too shabby. and THAT my friends, is the proper way to buy your hot diggity dogs.

feels good to have something legit to right about again.

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a utah man am I

recent conversation has led to the glories of the Salt Lake Valley....primarily the East Bench.
Riding my bike from home up Millcreek Canyon is awesome
Horse back riding whenever we want is lovely too
Work 5 minutes away is easy
Skiing 6+ resorts just a short distance away has turned me into a wanna-be ski bum
having trails to hike, run, bike, and explore fills the weekends with wonder
and on and on and on and on and on....

Essentially, I have come to realize that the east bench of SLC is a perfect place for me. I love that it is perfectly complimentary to our lifestyle and it never gets boring. Because soon, we will get to play in snow! I have become rather satisfied with this gorgeous place and will continue to enjoy it for a long time...I think.
Lucky are we to be able to take advantage of the great outdoors!!

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