the better to stalk you with, my dear

i gotta feeling....

2009-10-13T11:19:00.001-07:00

i've been "in like" with this song over the past week or so.

but, after watching this video, produced by a group of students at the university of quebec, i have fallen in LOVE.

mazel tov!

a funny thing happened on the way to slc.....

2009-09-30T10:48:00.000-07:00

spotted through my car window, during my recent trip......

game, set, MATCH

2009-08-27T09:34:00.000-07:00

my co-worker, margie, and i have been working together for just under five years now.

during that time we have occasionally shown up to work wearing "coordinating outfits".

but, that usually meant we would both be wearing similar rebel-red, university logo t-shirts on a casual friday.

however, over the past month, we have taken our coordination to a whole new level.

if i show up in a grass green dress and white undershirt, she shows up in a grass green t-shirt and white pants.

if she shows up in a purple top and black pants, i show up in a black top and purple pants.

if i show up in sky blue capris with a chocolate stripe, she shows up in chocolate capris with a sky blue stripe.

we are matchy matchy.

and, it's been happening A LOT.

so, to avoid the accusations that we are trying to dress alike, margie, i just want to let you know that i plan on wearing my denim three piece suit next tuesday.

and my (fun!) print romper on thursday.

and my thong on casual friday.

please plan your wardrobe accordingly.

nine lives

2009-07-31T11:31:00.000-07:00

i hope that adoptive parents of kittens get nine lives.

because i have expended at least three lives in the past week and a half.

death by stress and worry.

one of my new kittens, oliver, ended up getting very sick a few days after i returned from NYC.

i came home from work one evening to find him very lethargic, unresponsive to paisley's prompts to play and slightly cold to the touch.

after numerous trips to the vet, an x-ray, blood work, temperature readings, sleepless nights, a couple "vacation days" from work and a pretty penny or two, we didn't really have any answers.

so, i just kept praying for a miracle.

and i'm happy to report that oliver is finally back to his healthy, fun loving, sister chasing, butterfly pouncing, mommy snuggling, fly catching self.

THANK GOD. for reals.

now oliver can resume behaving just like this:

and i wouldn't ask for it to be any other way.

peewee's big adventure

2009-07-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

when heading to the big apple, might i suggest skipping the sex in the city tour.

because peewee's big adventure is where it's at!

follow in the footsteps of ~~Carrie & Co.~~ peewee as you conquer NYC! drink where peewee drinks, shop where peewee shops, and gossip where peewee gossips.

let me tell you, people, this tour does not disappoint.

your guide will provide you with a uniquely enjoyable experience that will expand your awareness of the extraordinary ~~history~~ FOOD, activities, restaurants, SHOE shopping areas, neighborhoods and resources in new york city!

you'll start off your fun-filled days at jack's, where you will get to experience the stroller crowd first hand. (kiefer sutherland sightings are not guaranteed).

lest you fear that you won't have any "celebrity experiences", let me assure you that you will be dining with zac efron on a regular basis.

and, let's not forget about mick and maggie. they are truly celebrities in their own right.

peewee also has her own stanford blatch, who may or may not buy you a really ~~crappy~~ expensive italian dinner and tickets to a broadway show! and, since he's gay (not that there's anything wrong with that), you won't even have to "put out".

i recommend you show up hungry for this tour. generally, this is not your basic ‘weight watchers’ recommended tour, although you will find food for every diet imaginable (like the meat eating vegetarian's diet).

eating "experiences" will include peanut butter kit kats, crumbs cupcakes, max's lasagna, five napkin burgers, s'mac's mac n cheese, nyc pizza, magnolia bakery's cupcakes with banana pudding and french pastries. to name a few.

now, if you feel the need to work off some of those calories, you have the option to take a fast paced stroll around the newly renovated washington square park, attend a power yoga class or park yourself on the couch and watch endless hours of cash cab. (pick the cash cab option. you'll thank me later).

so, pack your bags and book your tours! space and time is limited.

32 is the new 23

2009-07-13T15:39:00.000-07:00

i highly recommend ringing in your 32nd year with a hearty breakfast of fruit loops, all while donning mouse ears and pig tails. (because you're only as old as you act!)

then, pick up a disney-loving girl friend and head to the happiest place on earth.

where you should play a rousing game of pants or no pants*.

*pants or no pants is a great addition to the traditional sport of people watching. simply identify a ~~target~~ contestant and determine if they are wearing pants or no pants. a great adaptation of this game is bra or no bra.

pants. just barely.

no pants

surprisingly, pants.

questionable. khaki underpants, in my opinion.

urmmmm.....

no comment.

inconspicuously taking photos of random stranger's bottoms is totally appropriate, right?

follow up your disney day by boogie boarding at the beach with a sea lion. (sadly, i was not able to catch a picture of said sea lion. because i was IN THE OCEAN. duh.)

and, finally, finish the festivities by thanking everyone who sent you birthday wishes and made your weekend extraordinary. THANK YOU!

it's my party, and i'll cry if i want to

2009-07-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

by the time you read this post, i'll be here

wearing this

kicking her butt

on this ride

and gorging myself on these

because it's my birthday!

and i am awesome. (that part was just for you, kristina)

photographer to the stars

2009-07-09T08:16:00.000-07:00

and by stars, i mean me (of course).

my friend (and personal photographer), vanessa zinke, will be in SLC august 25 - september 1.

if you, or someone you know, is looking for a photographer to shoot your family portraits, please give her a call.

i mean, c'mon, if she can make me look good, she can make anyone look good.

check out the details of her trip, and her work here.

the world's shortest fairytale

2009-07-07T13:44:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?" The girl said:"NO!"

And the girl lived happily ever-after and went shopping, dancing, camping, drank ~~martinis~~ virgin margaritas, (almost) always had a clean house, never had to cook, did whatever the hell she wanted, never argued, ~~didn't get fat~~ was fat and happy, traveled more, ~~had many lovers~~ was not a ho, didn't (have to) save money, and had all the hot water to herself. She went to the theater, never watched sports, never wore friggin' lacy lingerie that went up her ~~ass~~ buns, had high self esteem, never cried or yelled, felt and looked fabulous in sweat pants and was pleasant all the time.
The End

here kitty, kitty

2009-06-29T08:03:00.000-07:00

i am in love.

how could i not be?!?

good idea, bad idea

2009-06-24T07:36:00.000-07:00

good idea: persuade someone you really get along with to propose to you.
bad idea: persuade a female someone you really get along with to propose to you. (when neither of you are gay. not that there's anything wrong with that.)

*the ring(s) are made of candy. score!

good idea: invite yourself to dinner with your daughter and her friend (possible new fiance).
bad idea: invite yourself to dinner with your daughter and her friend, when they have to leave early and you get stuck alone at the table, with the bill.

*free dinner for me and heidi. score!

good idea: tell the lovely and talented sara that you're coming to see her star in the hit play, the wizard of oz.
bad idea: tell the lovely and talented sara that you're coming to see her star in the hit play, the wizard of oz, a full week before actually going to see her. Therefore, allowing her to forget you're coming and not feel the need to make an appearance after the show to greet her adoring fans and collect her flowers.

*these lovely flowers are now adorning my desk at work. score!

heidi,
thank you for the ring(s). but i have to say, although i love you, there are people in other places that i love more*. ;)

*most quotable line from last night's show. score!

antidepressant

2009-06-18T08:00:00.000-07:00

makes me laugh everytime!

mad lib

2009-06-15T21:43:00.000-07:00

i thought we might all like to brush up on our parts of speech before proceeding with this post.......

ad-jec-tive

an adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words.

ad-verb

an adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.

noun

a noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.

verb

a verb is a word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).

ok, if i haven't scared you off with all that learnin', let's get onto the story.

a letter from the road
-a mad lib by rychelle-
(extremely funny, if read with an accent)

travelogue, day 1

today we toured the insert adjective oquirrh mountain temple. i don't think i've ever seen a more insert adjective chandelier in all my life. good work, mormon craftsmen. i left with a feeling of peace, despite the insert number blister(s) formed on the bottom of my insert body part. (but, boy, did i look hot in those 3 inch heels. i'm kinda' surprised i didn't meet my future husband on that tour. i feel slightly insert adjective/still inspired and holy-like.)

following the temple tour, we headed out to kurt and amanda's insert adjective wedding. the bride looked insert adjective as she insert verb down the soggy isle. it's a shame we couldn't hear any of the ceremony, due to the fact that we were seated right next to the insert adjective ducks. but, it was entertaining to watch the insert adjective guests consume mass amounts of insert liquid and then try to navigate the un-even and insert adjective terrain. (note to self: doughnut holes + wedding cake = two things i truly love, but it's kind of like crossing a penguin with an owl. it sounds like a good idea, until you end up with a pengowl.)

travelogue, day 2

today i met up with insert noun (person) and insert noun (person) at insert noun (place) for scones. (note to self: find out why they do not have a "scone place" in las vegas.)

travelogue, day 3

today i began a two day day road trip with a two year old. insert adjective idea!

my favorite person and i began our adventure by having lunch with the insert adjective and insert adjective camille. she is even more insert adjective in person, than she is on her blog. i seriously contemplated purchasing her sister's house, just so we could be closer to one another, enabling me to insert verb her in person on a regular basis.

after lunch, we continued on to grandma and grandpa taylor's place where we insert verb cookies, played kick ball, watched tractor shows (who knew there were entire programs dedicated to tractors?!?) and petted the insert plural noun, insert plural noun and insert plural noun.

travelogue, day 4

after insert verb (ending in ing) our breakfast of pancakes and eggs, my favorite person and i hit the road once more. this time we headed towards the insert adjective city of idaho falls, to visit our insert adjective uncle, hott blair. we enjoyed our time there by graffiting the pavement with sidewalk chalk, playing with "that kid" and giving long, contemplative and curious stares to brant. (he really is a insert adjective looking fellow.)

travelogue, day 5

home again, home again, jiggety jig......today we insert adverb headed back to slc. the highlights of today's journey were driving through the insert severe weather condition, hitting insert adjective bumps in the road and peeing outside! (note to self: get yourself one of those two year olds. they make road trips, and life in general, a lot more insert adjective.)

travelogue, day 6

let me just say that joel mchale is freakin' insert adjective! i don't think i've insert verb that much all year. (note to self: don't bother visiting your father's birthplace, magna ut. although it sounds like a hilarious adventure, i'm sure the reality of the place would be depressing.)

travelogue, day 7

today i joined a group of insert adjective bloggers for lunch. it turned out to be a insert adjective experience. although many of my favorite bloggers were absent, i got to insert verb all kinds of new ones.

"the girls" (i want to clarify that by "the girls" i am referring to the women in my family, not my breasts. although, my breasts were also present) and i ended the evening by going to see the proposal, at the insert noun (place). although we were insert number minutes late, i don't think we missed much. the show was both funny and insert adjective. (note to theatre: if you're going to make me sit in an assigned seat, it would be nice if you provided me a way to find said seat in the dark.)

travelogue, day 8

today is a insert adjective day. it's time to leave slc and head back to insert noun (place). but, on a positive note, i got to make the insert number hour drive with heidi! we played MAD LIBS on the way home, which made the trip seem like only insert number hours long. there's nothing like laughing your insert body part off, while driving insert number miles per hour. believe you me, we will be insert verb about this trip for years to come!

on the road again

2009-06-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

on the road again.....

boy do i love that song!

it was kinda' my family's theme song as i was growing up.

we moved A LOT.

we were on the road a lot.

as you are reading this post, i am on the road again.

i'll be traveling the roads of UT and ID for the next week or so.

visiting my favorite person, and some other folks i may or may not be related to.

i can't wait to see everyone!

and, if you're attending queen kristina's bloggy luncheon, i may even see you. (i sure hope i do.)

.......i can't wait to get on the road again.

strangers in the night

2009-06-04T09:22:00.000-07:00

although i haven't been posting much lately, i have not been neglecting blogger all together.

i have been reading a lot of blogs.

blog hopping.

blog stalking.

prior to this, i realized i had become accustom to strictly reading those blogs i subscribed to in reader and that i was neglecting my former (all encompassing) hobby of blog stalking.

i hadn't been living outside my box.

i had forgotten how much fun it was to explore the blogosphere.

find new blogs.

new content.

new inspiration.

during my recent stalks, i've stumbled across a few blogs that have provided me with a renewed sense of hope.

hope that i hadn't even really realized i had been lacking.

these blogs serve as a reminder of why i fell in love with blogging in the first place.

blogs are a place to make connections and find inspiration.

connections with friends, family and sometimes even strangers.

i want to put a "thank you" out there to all those blogs that have given me a sense of hope and a glimpse of fortitude over the past few weeks.*

*because i feel that the content of these blogs may not touch you in the same way they have touched me, i'm not going to post any links. but, i encourage you to do a little blog hoping, and find some new inspiration of your own.

i have a renewed passion for blog stalking! (hopefully that translates into a renewed passion for posting, too.)

get me out of here

2009-06-01T07:49:00.001-07:00

i feel NBC is using the term celebrity a little too liberally.

sa-weet(ie)

2009-05-26T10:04:00.000-07:00

image courstesy of google images

the clerk at my local grocery store called me sweetie.

it kinda' made my whole day.

so, i'd like to tell YOU to "have a great day, sweetie."

see, don't you feel like having a great day now, sweetie?

i sure hope you do.

sweetie.

it's not you, it's me

2009-05-21T09:42:00.000-07:00

i honestly don't know what's been going on with me lately.

i seem to have lost my passion for blogging.

i've lost my inspiration, my zest, my fervor, my spice, my hankering, my desire.

i've got a serious case of the bloggy funk.

do you think there's a prescription for that?

it's not even that i've had a lack of "activity" in my life.

for instance, i recently enjoyed a wonderful weekend in boise.

i went there to celebrate a very important birthday (they are all important, in my book) of my very good friend, karen.

we ate and chatted and stayed up late and ate and shopped for six hours straight and met up with some old friends and new friends and dogs and ate and slept in and ate and shopped.

it was just what the doctor ordered (but not the cure for the bloggy funk).

btw, karen doesn't look a day over 25.

but, i can't prove that to you because we didn't take one single photo the whole time i was there.

do you think vacations really count, if there is no photographic evidence?

in addition to being an out-of-town visitor, i had out-of-town visitors.

i love out-of-town visitors.

just not enough to take their picture and put it into a blog post.

sorry. (but i DO love you).

i also hosted a "craft day" one weekend.

it was a wonderful day spent with two of my favorite people.

one a new favorite. one an old favorite.

we ate (do you sense a pattern?) and shopped and sewed and laughed and crashed a wedding.

so, as you can see, i've been up to something.

just not blogging.

can someone write me a prescription for the bloggy funk?!?

it's too hot to blog

2009-05-07T08:07:00.001-07:00

discombobulated

2009-04-23T13:09:00.000-07:00

do you ever have those periods in your life where nothing seems to make sense?!?

one day you wake up and it's snowing, and then seven days later it's 96 degrees outside.

you seem to have gained twenty pounds overnight, and your "fat jeans" have become your "skinny jeans".

your co-worker utters the phrase "did you know there is a chia obama head?"

you try to open your eyelids one morning, only to discover they're glued shut because you've suddenly developed killer allergies after 30 years of an allergy free life.

you have a conversation with a work associate that goes something along the lines of "l as in lion, f as in frog and g as in what ever starts with the letter g." and you are the one WHO CAN'T THINK OF A SINGLE WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT STARTS WITH THE LETTER G.

you suddenly have an overwhelming urge to celebrate bacon night, even though you've never enjoyed the taste of bacon.

(hell yes it is!)
photo courtesy of photobasement.com

*i'll be taking a little bloggy break, until i can get this all sorted out.

the following news is sader than the final episode of the girls next door

2009-04-16T09:29:00.000-07:00

dear bloggy peeps,

unfortunately, due to family obligations, i won't be able to host a bloggy lunch this weekend after all.

boo.

despite the fact that jett blue is determined to keep us apart, i assure you i will be back in slc in the near future.

i sincerely hope we can all meet up at that time.

until then, i leave you with this photograph of me and hugh hefner.

feel free to place it on your lunch table saturday afternoon. (you know, if you haven't just lost your appetite).

missing you already,
rychelle

april fools

2009-04-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

dear mother nature,

wtf?!?

SNOW?

are you freakin' kidding me?

it is april.

and this is las vegas.

IT IS APRIL.

AND THIS IS LAS VEGAS.

your un-amused prank victim,

rychelle

egg-cellent weekend

2009-04-13T13:08:00.000-07:00

my mom, margie (best co-worker in the world) and i decided to take a much needed, last minute trip to st. george and cedar city this weekend.

we hit the road on friday night, and made it to the tuacahn theatre just in time for a jim brickman concert.

we enjoyed an evening of great music and beautiful spring weather, perfect for this picturesque outdoor venue.

on saturday, we slept in (my favorite thing to do), went to a quilt show and then headed to iceberg for a "mini" shake and fries with fry sauce.

did you know fry sauce is not even sold outside the state of utah?

or, maybe, outside the states of utah and idaho.

either way, you can't get it in nevada.

margie had never even HEARD of it before.

we took her fry sauce virginity.

then, we headed home saturday afternoon so we could spend easter with our families.

it was a great weekend, with two GREAT ladies.

can't wait 'til the next spontaneous road trip, gals. ;)

better off

2009-04-09T10:21:00.000-07:00

a couple of weeks ago, amy posted about a new sit-com she and her husband had stumbled across while watching abc.

i watched the clip she posted and thought to myself "hey, that looks like it would be worth checking out".

but, i never got around to it.

however, when my super awesome co-worker started talking about the same show, and how much she enjoyed it, i knew it was time to fully check it out.

so, i may or may not have watched the first three episodes of better off ted in my office yesterday.

whilst WORKING very hard, of course.

and, I LOVED IT!

it's funny and clever and FUNNY.

it stars portia de rossi, who also stared in arrested development.

so, this show is already awesome due to the laws of physics and the six degrees of separation.......or something like that.

all i'm saying is, i've finally found a sit-com that i enjoy. (one that isn't only available on dvd or in re-runs).

so, i recommend you check out better off ted..........wednesday nights........abc.

or not.

you know, whatever.

but, seriously, DO.

i'm blue (jet blue)

2009-04-07T07:34:00.000-07:00

dear jet blue airlines,

i'm not sure what happened between us.

i thought we had a good thing going.

you agreed to fly me to the city where my favorite person on earth lives for a reasonable price, and i agreed to promote your low fares and free television to all those who would listen.

i BRAGGED about your exceptional service, unlimited free snacks and convenient departure times.

and how do you repay me?

by canceling your lv to slc route.*

nice.

i must admit that this breakup was just as sudden and even more painful than the one that ended via an email with the subject line: "conscription and the relative universal imperatives". (true story. i was once broken up with via an EMAIL entitled conscription and the relative universal imperatives. thanks for dragging up those memories, jet blue. kick me while i'm down, why don't cha?)

i don't know how i will go on, but i'm sure it will involve that skank, southwest airlines.

do you see what you're driving me to?!?

i hope you're happy.

broken hearted and betrayed,

rychelle

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dear bloggy peeps,

i will be in slc on saturday, april 18.
(one last trip before jet blue ~~rips out my heart~~ cancels their route)

if you're interested in joining me at a bloggy lunch, i plan on being at cafe rio (1664 w town center drive, south jordan, ut 84095) at high noon.

if you think you can make it, please let me know. (i need to know how many tables i should "claim" by laying across them until you arrive.)

i REALLY hope you all can make it!

but, if not, i guess that just leaves more delicious house dressing for me.

*you can still fly from lv to slc via longbeach. it will take you 7 hours to do so. and, that's not including the two hours (or eight minutes) you have to spend at the airport being molested by the TSA. i can DRIVE to slc in 6 hours, so i think i'll pass on that flight.