Thursday, October 25, 2007

Things that people do that BUG ME...

Lately I've noticed how rude people are and how absolutely inconsiderate they are of others around them.

A few examples:

The other day I was at Target purchasing the box set of season 3 of the NBC television show, "Medium." As I was walking down the aisle of the 2nd floor, the glass wall to the escalator was immediately to my right. Coming towards me were a man and a woman, who appeared to be together. When they got close to me, did they move further to their right (as to avoid running right into me) so that I could still have room to walk (since, clearly, the wall was next to me, and I was not in a position to move any further to the right to be out of their way, unless i had gone to the complete opposite side of the aisle, which was maybe 6 feet away and would have been completely awkward, when all they had to do was move 1 foot.) -- OH NO. They didn't move. I was forced to stand STILL and turn my left shoulder back, almost putting me sideways, so that we wouldn't collide as they walked by. How rude! When I am clearly about to interfere with the path someone is walking, without thinking, I move to the direction that would easily avoid the "collision." After that incident, I paid closer attention to people that I had similar situations with, and it seems as though everyone expected ME to do the moving, even though I was not always in the position to do so. Again, I was walking down the sidewalk, closest to the curb/road, and a few people were walking towards me. When they got close, they didn't move, but continued to take up the whole sidewalk (Jerks.) Therefore, ONCE AGAIN, I was forced to move. This time, I had to step into the street for a few steps to avoid running in to anyone. It is to the point where I'm so annoyed with people like this that I am often tempted to just run into them, as that is clearly what would happen if *I* was one of those people who just expected THEM to move.... Grrr...

Also... It was raining today. In fact, it has been raining for a few days. I love observing the habits of people on these days; especially people who are driving. What irks me is that when a pedestrian is outside standing IN THE RAIN and no cars will stop to let them cross the street, or cross into the parking lot. It's even worse if they are standing there without an umbrella. I know that when *I* am that pedestrian, I get so annoyed with the people who are warm and dry, driving past in their heated cars while I am freezing and getting soaked in the rain. Therefore, when I am the driver, I am always extra aware of the pedestrians, and I slow down/stop to let them get to wherever it is they may be headed. Am I the only one who does that? I guess I know how much it sucks to be a pedestrian sometimes.

Well that's enough of my people-bashing for now. Ha ha... If I think of anything else that people (in general) do that bugs me, I'll be sure to post. :)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Before & After


There are no wrong answers, and this is NOT a loaded question... But which do you prefer? Before or after?

Friday, October 12, 2007

Embarrassing Moments by Sarah

Last night as I was laying in my bed, unable to sleep, my mind pondered all of the embarrassing moments I've had in my life. Of course, at the time these things happened I was mortified, but now I am able to look back and laugh (and blog) about them. These are listed in no particular order.



E.M. #1:

My friend Anna and I were hanging out one day and decided to go to the mall. Me, being the natural flirt that I am, saw an extremely attractive guy walking out of the mall just as we were about to walk in. I told Anna I was gonna say something to him. As we headed towards the double doors, I turned my face toward him and said, "You've got beautiful eyes!" He smiled and said "Thank you," and I'm sure it was at that exact moment when I turned my head back toward the doorway, only to run into the beam in the middle of the double doors, thus causing me to get an immediate black eye. Nice job, self....No style points for you on that one!



E.M. #2:

I used to work at the front desk of a resort in Minnesota. All employees were allowed to go golfing for free and bring one other person with them. I was friends with people at the pro shop, so they would occasionally let me go with two people, or let two people go in place of me and a friend. I wasn't the biggest fan of golf, but I knew the Missionaries (Elders) in the area WERE. Sometimes on preparation day they would take a few hours to go golfing. One evening, the night before they planned to come to the resort for said activity, they called me (while I was working) to verify their tee-time and all that jazz. While I was on the phone with one of the elders, another phone rang. I put the elders on hold and I picked up the other line. My friend Becky had called to chat. I excitedly told her I was talking to the missionary that I had a crush on, and mentioned to her that he was a pro-surfer and really good looking. Becky and I hung up and I went to pick up the line that the Elder was "holding" on.... I am sure you can guess where this story is headed. And you're right. I apparently didn't press the "HOLD" button completely because he had heard everything I just told Becky. He called me out on it to! I was mortified! HA HA HA, but he and I got along GREAT, so thankfully there wasn't too much awkwardness. He even visited me in Utah after his mission was over!



E.M. #3:

This actually happened to me on several occasions, but instead of listing each time individually, I'm going to lump them into one general "moment." Often times I would be texting with a guy I've got a crush on AND one of my best female friends at the same time (telling her about texting with my crush, etc.) Apparently my brain gets jambled because COUNTLESS TIMES I have sent a text ABOUT the guy I'm crushing on TO THE GUY, instead of to my friend! I used to do that with a guy named Jonathan (aka "Hot Jonathan") and my friend Lisa alllll the time! I wanted to DIE each time! Ha ha ha! Oh, even WORSE, one time I was in a room with my friend Lisa and her roommate and this really obnoxious guy Austin. I sent Lisa a text that said, "Oh my gosh, does he EVER shut up?" and then I heard Austin's phone beep.... *OH NO, PLEASE TELL ME I DIDN'T JUST DO THAT!* I quickly checked my phone -- oh YES, I DID just do that! I sent the text to AUSTIN, instead of LISA! I felt about a foot tall.


E.M. #4

This one happened this past January. I was working at the Marriott in Provo and we were having our yearly holiday party. Everyone gets a ticket when they enter the party and they have a drawing for prizes later in the evening. Everyone around me was winning really cool stuff; big TVs, Keyboards, Digital Cameras, Free nights at hotels in Park City, etc. When my number was called, I won a DUFFEL BAG. As spoiled as this sounds, I was a bit disappointed. There aren't enough prizes for everyone every year (which is SO dumb) and the year before I hadn't won anything, so suffice it to say, I was bummed when I only won a duffel bag. When I went up to "claim my prize" I meant to say something like, "Oh great, just what I need! To be able to bring even more of my crap with me to work!" (Because people always teased me about having everything under the SUN in my satchel -- for example, one day someone's shirt was sticking to them and I happened to have Static Guard in my bottomless-pit of a bag...) What actually came out of my mouth was, "Oh great, just what I need... More crap!" I realized what I said had come out completely wrong and tried to fix it, but how do you back peddle out of something like that gracefully? HA HA HA...


E.M. #5

This is a picture of the resort I previously mentioned. The building you see is the convention center, where I worked at the front desk. The sky-walk leads to the recreation center, dining room, and several guest rooms. I remember the first year that the Minnesota Wild hockey team (my favorite NHL team) and their farm team, the Houston Aeros (AHL) stayed at the resort and I got to check in so many of the good looking men I had watched play during the season. The guys were all staying over in the rooms that attach to the sky-walk. Some of the girls and I had been drooling over the hotties previously in the day, and decided to walk over to the Rec Center after we got off work. When we walked in on the ground level, all of them were standing in their boxers on the balcony above us. They all stopped conversation and stared at us. Some of them said "hi!" but it was one of those "OMG, this is embarrassing" moments, so we walked back out and stood outside the door talking. I had said something like, "Willie Mitchell is SO HOT!" and then suddenly, I heard a man's voice from above me say "Well then why don't you come up here and hang out with me?" I looked up at the sky-walk, where the voice had come from...Yeahhh, it was Willie! He was listening to our conversation through the open window. It was hilarious, yet I'm sure I turned bright red! He turned out to be a really cool guy, as did the others we met. I sure do have a bad habit of opening my mouth at the wrong time! Ha, ha!


Well, that's enough embarrassing moments for now. If I think of any other good ones, I'll be sure to post.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

A breath of clean, mountain air

I got to visit Utah this weekend, and was able to spend 2 days with some of my best friends! Here are just a few snapshots that bring a smile to my face...


This is me and Crystal. We worked together at the Marriott and become really good friends! We always had so much fun together!



Brock is definitely one of my best guy friends -- there isn't anyone on this earth that can make me laugh like he can! :) And the faces this guy pulls out for photos, LOL, it's fantastic. :)



Awww, Kellie!!! :) Yay for best friends!!!




Rich is such a stud! Last year, either he or Brennan would come with me to "Game Night" at Don's or Dave's every Sunday evening. :) What a sensational guy! :)


This is Miss Beautiful Beth. :) Definitely one of the sweetest girls I've met in my life! :) She's going to change peoples' lives for the better.

The night before I left I stopped over at my "brother" and "sister-in-law's" house -- This is Alan. One of the coolest guys EVER!!! :)


Another brother! Mark and I have been "family" for a long time now :) People tell us they see the family resemblance and we just laugh. :)



Beth and Rich -- I am not sure what it is about this photo, but I totally LOVE IT :) It makes me smile!!!

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

I was tagged! The ABCs of Sarah!

A- Attached or single: Single
B- Best Friend: I have a few best friends!!!! ... (and my Grandma...cheesy, but true. LOVE HER.)
C-Cake or Pie: pie..PUMPKIN, specifically. :)
D- Day of choice: Saturday -- it's my only day off!
E- Essential Item: Victoria's Secret lipgloss.
F- Favorite Color: Hmmm I gotta work in combos for this one... Either pink and brown, or turquoise and brown.
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: gummi worms, no contest. the sourer, the better!
H- Hometown: Aitkin, Minnesota
I- Indulgence(s): Bubble baths and chocolate.....Literally...Eating chocolate while I'm IN the bubble bath! :)
J- January or July: July! (As long as I have a canyon to retreat to when it gets too hot!)
K- Kids: Sam (9) and Rachel (7) are the two kids that I NANNY for; I FEEL like they're mine, but alas, (thank Heaven) they're not!
L-Life is Incomplete Without: my friends...and of course, my Grandma and my dog, Sushe!
M- Marriage Date: ummm stay tuned
N- Number of Siblings: I have 2 half sisters, but Sam(antha) is the only one that I know...
O- Oranges or Apples: love them both. :) Would probably pick Oranges if I had to, though.
P- Phobias or Fears: creepy-crawlies (especially spiders,) spiders, being stranded somewhere scary (I watch scary movies and Court TV, people...I know what psychos are out there)
Q- Quotes: "I can't shower without BENTON!" -- Kellie (Of course, she meant w/o listening to his CD!)
R- Reason To Smile: Going to be in Utah and free of screaming children in 2 days!!!! "Yesssss!"
S- Season: Autumn, for shizzle.
T- Tag Three +: Brock, Whitney, Don
U- Unknown Fact About Me: Wow, I've got lots of deep, dark secrets that not many people know about....But since this is a little more openly read than the corners of my mind, I'll keep it sweet: I believe that art is a way to brush off the dust from the soul that everyday life leaves behind.
V- Vegetarian or Meat Eater: Meat.... As long as it's chicken, pepperoni, sausage, white turkey or ground beef. :) The other stuff kinda grosses me out.
W- Worst Habit: Over analyzing EVERYTHING....
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: This is a strange one... I've never had an ultrasound, but I am sure it will be cool when I'm actually pregnant and have one! :)
Y- Your Favorite Food: BrickOven pizza, holla.
Zodiac: Aries

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Guys vs. Girls

One thing I've noticed lately is that when it comes to spending money, guys and girls are VERY different. Also, they are very different in how they TALK about spending money. Of course, this is a generalization and not every guy or every girl fits, but....

For example, ... I recently went out with a guy who couldn't stop talking about how much money he spent on things. "Do you like this shirt, Sarah? It cost $70!" ... "Sarah, do you like this cologne? It's by Calvin Klein; it was very expensive!"

*sarah pukes*

Girls, however, brag about how CHEAP they get things!

Girl 1: "I LOVE your shoes!"
Girl 2: "Thanks! I got 'em on super-sale for $10 bucks!"



In my opinion, when people talk about how much money they spend on things in a bragging sort of way, it is VERY unattractive.