three joys:
1. drinking dr. pepper straight from the can. nothing burns quite as nice as dr. p from the can. and by "can" i do NOT mean toily.
2. playing super mario brothers- old school style. i usually do that wearing a mumu which is also a joy of mine. so... double prizes.
3. talking to mike on the phone. no explanation for that one, really. we just make nonsense on the phone and it makes me happy.
three fears:
1. LOSING A TOOTH. yikes! worst fear ever. my brother knocked my tooth once and i felt like it was gonna come out and literally... my world stopped. i was like "hold the phone, sister just lost a tooth!"
2. telling someone i love them and having them look at me like "woah! we're just friends!" right, like that's ever happened... haha.
3. becoming a spinster a.k.a. cat lady a.k.a. the "cool" aunt. haha only kidding. i really don't have a third fear that i can think of except maybe not being able to beat mario. that plagues me daily. i am constantly squashing goombas and shooting fire out of my mouth in my dreams.
three goals:
1. woah boy.... isn't everyone's goal to lose weight? maybe with the exception of the olson twins... i think we all think we need to lose weight. the difference with me being the fact that i actually do need to lose it. i could probably lose a small child and be alright. by "small child" i mean 50 lbs.
2. save money.... bah hahahaha. like fun that's happening.
3. be a good person. all the time. not gripe so much. urgh. sometimes i vent too much. and i have to tell myself to shut up.
three current obsessions/collections:
only three?! hahah jk.
1. felicity on dvd. if you don't know what t.v. series i am talking about, shame on you. it is AMAZING. it is so my life sometimes, it's not even funny. it is my life with prettier people, who doesn't want to watch that?!
2. tanning. help that. i am a gingerbread man pretty much. maybe one step away from being beef jerky. only kidding, i won't let it get that bad, but i am definately tannorexic. my mom has given me an intervention on numerous occasions. but guess where i'm headed in oh, about 10 minutes?! TO TAN!
3. helter skelter. ok i KNOW it sounds crazy, b/c the whole story of helter skelter IS actually crazy, but i am pretty fascinated by this whole thing. mainly b/c i just found out about it like two weeks ago when i was watching a documentary on roman polanski. i really honestly had no idea this went on. the story of the murders and trial is fascinating to me. weird people fascinate me. who knows about that one?
three random/surprising facts about... me:
1. does number 3 up there count? um... no? ok then. mt grandma's dog bit my lip off when i was 2. i have the huge scar to prove it. the worst thing anyone ever said to me was "why do you have that scar? were you a hare lip?" ok, first of all, no. and second of all, no. who asks that?! honestly. and to be real, it wasn't the worst thing that someone asked me, but it was a close second to "why do you have a mustache?" hahah kidding... maybe.
2. i am writing a book. i won't elaborate on that one. i'll just say that it's happening and there's not much anyone can do about it.
3. i want to meet a person (preferrably male) one day who will describe me as "hauntingly beautiful" and "adorable". that makes it sound weirder than it is, really. i just have always wanted to be those two things. ever since i was little. i even wrote it in my journal from like seventh grade. oh, hey! that is also one of my goals! think about it... how cute would it be if someone told you they adored you? because you were adorable?! shut up.
ok, no one reads this blog lately, so people probly won't even know they've been tagged. but here it goes, friends. I TAG (AND YOU BETTER DO IT OR NO CHRISTMAS CARD THIS YEAR!!) MELISSA, KAREN, RYAN, NICHOLE, AND KIM. do you guys think you can handle it?!
love, gabrielle.
6.25.2008
6.22.2008
utah.
dear utah,
we've known each other a long time now, and i'm not going to lie, you still creep me out. namely the way everyone's backyard connects and the fact that your cemetaries don't have fences and are located in the middle of neighborhoods (hello, pleasant grove?). but i will give you a pass since you are the home of so many wonderful things... just to name a few: the cirque lodge (celebrity rehab, anyone?), sundance, strawberry days, the purple turtle, the italian place, brick oven, high school musical 3, slc temple square, FRY SAUCE, and did i mention THE OSMONDS?! you're also the birth place of the frost family, like it or not, and i gotta admit, there is nothing better than my mom's pleasant grove tour. i love learning about the history my family has there... the house my mom grew up in, where the allen's lived, where my mom crashed into purple turtle's fence when she was fifteen, where the polygamists lived in relation to my mother's house (again with the creep factor!), what route the strawberry days parade drives through, the house on smiley drive, the lot where my grandma lucille's catering used to be (they tore it down... that is probably the most horrible thing i've ever heard.)... the list really could go on. how about stadium of fire? this is just about the first year in forever that i am not going and guess who will be there? miley cyrus and glenn beck, probably two of my favorite guilty pleasures. you're also the home to my frostie cousins who i love so much, and for that you receive a pass on the creepy lawn/cemetary situation.
me and my cousin mckell. she is the only girl in her family, so she clings to me when i am there, which i love. i don't have any sisters, so i love having these little girl cousins who think i am the bee's knees (i.e. malleri, merissa, ella, danielle, erika, noelle). they are so much fun to spend time with, and they are SO BEAUTIFUL. i swear, the frost family spawns more GAP babies than we know what to do with.
chase working hard at his very difficult job. he is pretty much the best sandwich artist in the entire state of utah.
this is pretty much what being in a car for 2 days will do to a person.
hello, purple turtle fry sauce. you will be the star of my wedding reception (assuming that i actually get to have a wedding...)
my hotel bed. wow. i love hotels. i love them alot. i'd like to note the lack of mice droppings in hotels. way to go!
the view from our hotel room. so beautiful.
last picture with corbin :( he is such an awesome cousin. ever since the beginning of time, corbin and i have been arguing over who is better at phase 10. we decided recently that he can have that title, and i will take the title of "best at skip bo". so we split it 50/50. it's fine though because secretly we both think that we are the best at both of them. so it's a good system we've got going.
this pretty much sums up corbin.
there's mike with his "costco" face. he uses that face for any i.d. photos he has to take. that pretty much sums up michael as well. this is the frost family sans curtis, clay, and chase, who apparently had better things to do.
the conference center. 21,000 seats because 20,000 isn't enough. there is an amazing calm inside that building that is impossible to describe. it is a work of art, truly.
my family and our tour guide on the roof of the conference center.
the view of the temple from the roof. i do not appreciate the construction that was happening during our stay. for the record, nobody ok'd that with me.
more from the roof of the conference center.
trees on the roof. the sun was so bright that day and it was really really hot. not too fun to walk around.
this wall is amazing.
c.j. and i inside the conference center.
our feet in the conference center.
dad and c.j. eating dinner at brigham young's house... i think it's called the lion's head or something.
me and d.w. she is still getting the food out of her braces.
ah, the lion house. see i knew it had something to do with a lion.
front view of the lion house.
views of the slc temple. simply gorgey.
the temple's reflection.
me and c.j. on the steps of the temple. i am putting my arm around stefan, we intend to super-impose him in there with us. we miss him :(
connor and i enjoying the hotel bed.
connor insisted that i keep this ridiculous photo. who has a face like that? honestly....
i'm wearing a mumu, just so you all know. that is when i am most happy. in a mumu with an evian in my hand and my hair in a pony and dr. pepper chapstick on my lips.
check out my tan. i'm workin' on it....
idk how he deals with me. hahahahah he loves it though. i'm sure of that.
we've known each other a long time now, and i'm not going to lie, you still creep me out. namely the way everyone's backyard connects and the fact that your cemetaries don't have fences and are located in the middle of neighborhoods (hello, pleasant grove?). but i will give you a pass since you are the home of so many wonderful things... just to name a few: the cirque lodge (celebrity rehab, anyone?), sundance, strawberry days, the purple turtle, the italian place, brick oven, high school musical 3, slc temple square, FRY SAUCE, and did i mention THE OSMONDS?! you're also the birth place of the frost family, like it or not, and i gotta admit, there is nothing better than my mom's pleasant grove tour. i love learning about the history my family has there... the house my mom grew up in, where the allen's lived, where my mom crashed into purple turtle's fence when she was fifteen, where the polygamists lived in relation to my mother's house (again with the creep factor!), what route the strawberry days parade drives through, the house on smiley drive, the lot where my grandma lucille's catering used to be (they tore it down... that is probably the most horrible thing i've ever heard.)... the list really could go on. how about stadium of fire? this is just about the first year in forever that i am not going and guess who will be there? miley cyrus and glenn beck, probably two of my favorite guilty pleasures. you're also the home to my frostie cousins who i love so much, and for that you receive a pass on the creepy lawn/cemetary situation.
me and my cousin mckell. she is the only girl in her family, so she clings to me when i am there, which i love. i don't have any sisters, so i love having these little girl cousins who think i am the bee's knees (i.e. malleri, merissa, ella, danielle, erika, noelle). they are so much fun to spend time with, and they are SO BEAUTIFUL. i swear, the frost family spawns more GAP babies than we know what to do with.
chase working hard at his very difficult job. he is pretty much the best sandwich artist in the entire state of utah.
this is pretty much what being in a car for 2 days will do to a person.
hello, purple turtle fry sauce. you will be the star of my wedding reception (assuming that i actually get to have a wedding...)
my hotel bed. wow. i love hotels. i love them alot. i'd like to note the lack of mice droppings in hotels. way to go!
the view from our hotel room. so beautiful.
last picture with corbin :( he is such an awesome cousin. ever since the beginning of time, corbin and i have been arguing over who is better at phase 10. we decided recently that he can have that title, and i will take the title of "best at skip bo". so we split it 50/50. it's fine though because secretly we both think that we are the best at both of them. so it's a good system we've got going.
this pretty much sums up corbin.
there's mike with his "costco" face. he uses that face for any i.d. photos he has to take. that pretty much sums up michael as well. this is the frost family sans curtis, clay, and chase, who apparently had better things to do.
the conference center. 21,000 seats because 20,000 isn't enough. there is an amazing calm inside that building that is impossible to describe. it is a work of art, truly.
my family and our tour guide on the roof of the conference center.
the view of the temple from the roof. i do not appreciate the construction that was happening during our stay. for the record, nobody ok'd that with me.
more from the roof of the conference center.
trees on the roof. the sun was so bright that day and it was really really hot. not too fun to walk around.
this wall is amazing.
c.j. and i inside the conference center.
our feet in the conference center.
dad and c.j. eating dinner at brigham young's house... i think it's called the lion's head or something.
me and d.w. she is still getting the food out of her braces.
ah, the lion house. see i knew it had something to do with a lion.
front view of the lion house.
views of the slc temple. simply gorgey.
the temple's reflection.
me and c.j. on the steps of the temple. i am putting my arm around stefan, we intend to super-impose him in there with us. we miss him :(
connor and i enjoying the hotel bed.
connor insisted that i keep this ridiculous photo. who has a face like that? honestly....
i'm wearing a mumu, just so you all know. that is when i am most happy. in a mumu with an evian in my hand and my hair in a pony and dr. pepper chapstick on my lips.
check out my tan. i'm workin' on it....
idk how he deals with me. hahahahah he loves it though. i'm sure of that.idaho.
so i'd like to think that since my brother has been on a mission now for over a year and a half, i've gotten pretty good at documenting my vacations through photos. i just got back (literally, like i haven't even been home for 24 hrs yet) from my summer trip to idaho and utah, and i tried my very hardest to take pictures of every single thing we did because i didn't want my brother to miss any of it. so... this is the indaho portion of my trip. on the way up, my mom, connor, and i drove up in gretta (my jetta; yes, she is german, and yes she wears granny panties and lederhosen) we met my dad and my grandparents in utah and finished out the journey with them after staying the night in slc. idaho itself was relaxing and fun, despite a few snags we hit (i.e. mice in our beds... please don't get me started on that nervy b...) but i got to read books (bright shiny morning and helter skelter), paint (yeah, aparently i'd like to be an artist?), nap (which you know is one of my favorite extreme sports), and write. so.... here is my photo journey of idaho.
starting out in the morning. i believe this was taken in flagstaff, our first stop. we stopped at mcdonald's, like we do every time, for breakfast.
our second night in idaho we went up to the farm and had a weenie roast and rode quads around and hung out and told stories. this is d.w. learning how to work a quad. it was her first time driving one, and actually, i think riding one as well.
yes, this is me. and yes, there is actually a human on the back with me. this is post ride, so don't worry, we all survived. i drove so slow! i feel bad for chanel... she had to be my riding buddy. she probably thought i was SO lame!
i'm not sure when this was taken... on the way to sonic i think? their sonic has these delicious cheddar bites that ours does not have. that is treachery, if you ask me!
idaho falls temple.
how beautiful is that maple tree?! sad as it is to admit, i have never seen red leaves before.
TREE HUGGER!!
this is the rexburg temple. you can see it from my grandparent's backyard. it is beautiful at night.
rexburg temple, horizontal view.
starting out in the morning. i believe this was taken in flagstaff, our first stop. we stopped at mcdonald's, like we do every time, for breakfast.
can you believe i actually found a place in kanab that sells evian?! and just look at the size of that thing... holy crow. i was a happy girl.
this was taken in our hotel room right before the second part of our journey began.
our second night in idaho we went up to the farm and had a weenie roast and rode quads around and hung out and told stories. this is d.w. learning how to work a quad. it was her first time driving one, and actually, i think riding one as well.
i'm not gonna lie, i'm a little scared of this. she did really well, though, and didn't even crash!
this is the money shot. this is what my brother would have paid to see. mom's hair blowing in the wind b/c she reached thrilling speeds of 12 mph. tracey was nice enough to supervise, but am i the only one noticing her bailing off the back before d.w. even stops?
the best dads in the world will roast a weenie for you. i'd like to say the reason i wasn't able to roast my own weenie is b/c i am lazy, but in all reality, i am actually, uh.... what's the word i am looking for? oh yeah, a fire hazard.
yes, this is me. and yes, there is actually a human on the back with me. this is post ride, so don't worry, we all survived. i drove so slow! i feel bad for chanel... she had to be my riding buddy. she probably thought i was SO lame!
it's dad and c.j.'s turn. they actually saw a moose on their ride. no fair!!
i'm not sure when this was taken... on the way to sonic i think? their sonic has these delicious cheddar bites that ours does not have. that is treachery, if you ask me!
awww... that's my brother and my backseat buddy. this is the view i saw pretty much the whole time. yummy. haha
you see this? even in idaho i can find a way to get some self portraits in there! this is me waiting to go to dinner. nothing fancy, and if you look closely enough, you can see the jubilee that is happening on my chin.
oh, and by "jubilee", i don't mean anything fun, i mean breakout city, population: my face. was not a good time for me.
me and connor on the way to idaho falls. we actually got to go to sizzler! which is exciting for me b/c it is just about my favorite place to eat ever!
good old d.w., holding down the fort in the passenger's seat.
those are the falls, folks. that's what the city is named for. not kidding. they are right in the middle of the town, like in the middle of roads and everything.
mom and dad at the falls.
there's the idaho falls temple through the trees from the falls. it is actually like across the freeway, i am just that good at taking pictures.
idaho falls temple. 
how beautiful is that maple tree?! sad as it is to admit, i have never seen red leaves before.
TREE HUGGER!!
this is the rexburg temple. you can see it from my grandparent's backyard. it is beautiful at night.
rexburg temple, horizontal view.
on our way to our favorite rexburg restaraunt, gringo's!!
me and my papa at gringo's. check out the mustache... probly didn't even know it was him, huh? but it is.
it was really wonderful to get to visit idaho and learn more about who my grandparents were and are, and also learn more about who i am and where i come from. anyone who knows me will be able to tell you that family is my favorite thing in the whole world (and evian...). i absolutely love spending time with them... all of them. there is something wonderful about being linked to a group of people through your heritage and experiences. it is an overwhelming feeling of comfort to be around these people, to listen to these people, to learn from these people, to laugh with these people, to cry with these people... it is so amazing to feel that sense of belonging, of knowing that these people have seen you at your worst (see: chin jubilee) and they love you anyway. knowing that these people would stand up for you, defend you, love you no matter what. a group of people that are happy when you are happy, who want you to succeed. my family is so important to me, each and every one of them individually, and i can say that i truly miss them when they are not around, that if they are sad, i am sad with them. if they hurt, i hurt. i would do anything for every single one of them. i love them all so very very much.
dear idaho,
sorry i wasn't nice at first, but you have to understand that finding mice turds in my bed isn't really the way i wanted to kick off my summer vacation. i got over it though, remember? we had fun, right? what with the cheese curds and the bowling alley and those paintings. sans the bats and mice and the lack of EVIAN (shame on you!) ... you're alright. you have beautiful green hills and flowers and green trees (in the summer!) and i'm not even mad about that piece of purple mountains majesty that flew into my eye during my quad ride. (i got it out eventually, with minimal damamge to my eyebill) most importantly, you hold my family and my history and with that, you hold a piece of my heart, always.
love, gabrielle.
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