Year In Review-2009

Winter-

-Started my last semester of college

-Participated in Hand Gems

-Turned 22 and celebrated in style

-Dressed up A Lot

-Discovered Indrid Cold and Horkley's

-Played with my best fake niece, Evelyn

-Washed mounds of laundry at Meaghan and Mike's house

-Tried to stay sane about my future

Spring-

-GRADUATED!

-Got an internship to the National Postal Museum

-Spent a week in Palm Springs with my GrandParentals

-Found one job

-Found another job

-started seeing lots of movies...

-Bought my sexy green pants

Summer-

-Rode my scooter, one time hitting a cat...
- ate lots of snow cones
-worked a multitude of jobs(snow shack...favorite job ever!)
-saw even more movies
-ate at Cafe Rio every.single.week.
-went to my first Rodeo
-saw Iron and Wine in concert, hit a raccoon on the way home
-went swimming every week
-CAMPING!
-Enjoyed the Potato Museum
-Idaho Forever

Fall-

-Lived in DC
-Reconnected with my awesome cuz Vanessa
-Spent hours in Museums
-Rode the Metro everywhere
-Spent time with the Terrill side of the family!
-Hung out with my favorite intern Rachel
-Ate lots of Empanadas
-Learned what I want to do with my life
-Returned home!
-Got my first stitches
-Threw the coolest birthday party
-Loved my family

2009 was pretty much the bomb. Here is to 2010!

Dear Garth Brooks,

Please come out of retirement. I want to go to your concert.

Love,
Melissa

I'll Never Tell

James Franco is a favorite. Especially after this clip.

They All Gasped in Shock

I just like this picture.

Left Behind

Monday morning when my Mom drove me to work, we kept noticing all these clothes strewn in the road. We started wondering why there were clothes in the middle of the road all.over.town.

Me- 'Maybe it was the Rapture.'
Mom- 'Why were all those people in the middle of the road? At night?'

We decided if it was indeed the Rapture, then we were left behind. At least we were left behind together.

Later Mom decided that the clothes were scattered by a woman scorned. That is as awesome as the Rapture.

Winter What?

I bought some boots. For the first time in a month, my feet are finally warm. I have worn them for three straight days, only taking them off to sleep. Warm feet=Happy Melissa.

Like Emily, I have been making postcards. Just spreading the Postal love.

Isn't Thanksgiving Grand?

Lots of piggy back rides

Lots of boy band poses.

I pronounce Thanksgiving 2009 a success.

This Video Makes Me Happy

Love her outfit.

Love his outfit.

Love their dancing.

Your One Beauty

My freshman year of college, I took a communications class. One of our assignments was to write three compliments on an index card for each person in the class. I found these cards while I was cleaning my room this week. Almost every card said this...

'You have gorgeous hair'

'I love your new hair cut'

'You have the most beautiful hair'

'You have nice hair!'

Mostly this is hilarious because I never said a word in this class. My fellow classmates had to search for compliments because they had probably never heard me speak. But I do love a compliment about my hair.

A Love Affair To Remember

My love for Clive is torturous at best. The dog ate my journal. But then he does adorable things like this...

You want to take him home, oh you do.

I Have A Problem

My deodorant is missing.

And has been for a week.

Pride Cometh Before the Fall, OR How I Fought the Meat Slicer And Lost

I went back to my job on Monday. Same job. New position. Teresa trained me, making sure I knew what I was doing. Tuesday comes. Teresa is still there just in case I need something. She says 'Melissa, you are such a fast learner!' I started getting a little confident, a little cocky. So I put my hand a little too close to the moving blade. Mistake!

I got 8 stitches for my confidence.

Do You Remember...When We Met Last Summer*

We like to pretend it is not 30 degrees outside and eat otter pops.

Unfortunately, someone ate all the other colors. Now there are only purple and green ones left. But, they were still delicious. Tastes like Summer.

All My Wildest Hopes and Dreams Have Come True

I am now the owner of a button assembly machine. How awesome is that?

The quality of these pictures isn't that great but this button assembly machine makes some amazing buttons. I have been wanting one of these machines for years and now I am making buttons like mad.

And yes, the first button I made had Zac Efron on it.

Do you want a button? Or a handful of buttons?

Let me know. I want to share the button love!

Trouble, Oh Trouble Set Me Free

There has been some trouble since I got back from DC. At least according to Kimbers. I have been leaving my lipgloss around, which is tempting Kimbers. Trouble, trouble.

This Is The Last Time

Last night, my last night in DC, my fellow intern Rachel insisted on one last 'Monuments at Night'. At night, the monuments all glow. There are not very many people around which makes it perfect. Beautiful.

In an effort to take one last picture of me in DC (for now), I decided to jump off a concrete barrier by the Lincoln Memorial. I severely underestimated the height of said barrier. So when I jumped off the barrier, I wasn't prepared and fell flat on my face. Jump, fall forward, come down hard on the knees.

I laughed hard. Rachel laughed hard. But the people sitting right next to the scene of my embarrassment Did Not Laugh. Which made me laugh more. And still laugh about it right now.

Thanks DC. Can't wait to see you again! I already miss you.

p.s. I posted on the National Postal Museum's blog. Read it here. Also you should comment...I want to get the most comments that blog has ever had!

One Week

I am pretty sure only Emily will get this.

I've Got Friends...

Who know I love getting stuff in the mail! Thanks for the shirt and other goodies!

Don't You Miss Your Tim Time?

This is my awesome friend Emily. She has the best taste in music and has amazing style. Plus she is the most hilarious person I know and absolutely beautiful!

Happy Bithday Emily!

And yes, I do miss my tim time!

Don't you just want to hang out with her?

Makes Me Want to Watch the Gilmore Girls episode with TJ and the Tights

Ahh, the Renaissance Festival. Not something I willingly participated in but as Emily reminded me, lousy experiences make good stories. Part of my reluctance to go was the fact that it has been raining for the past three days. I went and it turned out pretty hilarious.

The 'knights'. I felt so bad for the poor horses because it was raining hard. I didn't feel so bad for the 'knights' because they are doing this for fun. No one is forcing them

I don't know his official name is but I think he was pretty disappointed in our cheering abilities. No one was much up for a Huzzah after standing in the rain for hours. He did have the coolest costume.


Me and my umbrella. There were usually performers huddled under the available dry areas. I heard some Beach Boy renditions along with official pirate songs.

My shoes and my mud soaked jeans.

I just couldn't stop laughing about this. Patterned tights and crocs. Hilarious.

This was my favorite part. Who cares about jousting, lets watch people hit each other with sticks!

Take Me Home

Sometimes when I am bored at work, I look at the National Zoo's flickr page.

I want to take him home and love him forever.

But He Left All the Books to HER

The Library of Congress. Perhaps one of the most beautiful places on the planet. I am in love.

There is a fantastic exhibit displaying Thomas Jefferson's personal collection of books, the ones he sold to Congress after the library burned to the ground. It was so lovely. Thousands and thousands of books organized the way he had them organized.

The books are lovely, the rooms are lovely. Can you tell I loved it there?

I want to study in that reading room(and I might get the chance!).


The arch says 'Library of Congress', which you can't really tell from the picture. I smiled like that the whole time I was in there.

I just can't even believe that I have been to the Library of Congress. AHH!

I also saw the Capital, which was pretty amazing.

Did anyone else ever read American Girl magazine? I remember reading about this monument and the petition to get it into the Capital. It was wonderful to see it in real life.

Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. I may have snuck away from my group to get these pictures. Then I couldn't find them. Oops.

This may have been one of my favorite days so far. Even though I have 6 blisters to show for it. Definitely worth it!

Right Now

I am loving this quote by Elder Wirthlin.

'We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father see us in terms of forever...

The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of transformation. It takes us as men and women of the earth and refines us into men and women for the eternities.'

That is what I want to be. A woman for the eternities.

Soaring, Flying

An article in Time magazine said if you like High School Musical, then you will like Glee.

Well Time magazine, you've got me pegged. I love High School Musical and I love Glee.

As I Would Say 'Awesome'

Emily and I talk a lot about being awesome.

How awesome we are because we grew up watching Some Like It Hot and Willow

How awesome we are because we listen to Garth Brooks

How awesome we are because we read for fun

How awesome we are because we come from the best family

How awesome we are because we make collages

How awesome we are because our favorite sport is badminton

What can I say, we have a lot of awesomeness around us.

So when my roommate asked me if I was going to wear my scarf like that around the neighborhood, I thought 'That is what being awesome is'.

Wearing my scarf however I want to.

I've Got a Feeling I'm Not the Only One

All I want to do today is lay in the sun and listen to Conference.

Oh, wait. That is what I've been doing.

Fauxhawk Anyone?

I went to the National Portrait Gallery/American Art Museum. New favorite. I only went on the first floor because I want to save the second floor for other days. I like to spread things out for the longest possible enjoyment.

Mostly I took a picture of this sculpture because the first thing I thought when I saw it was 'huh early fauxhawk'. I am cool like that. Plus look at his piercing stare. It is like he is daring me to make fun of him.

The Folk Art area is awesome! I honestly want to make something like this!

I like the idea of making art out of things that are already there. Green before it was cool to be Green.

Sadness, Loneliness. Beautiful.

She founded the Girl Scout program. As a girl scout once myself, I felt instant kinship. Also her dress is real pretty.

I'm A Kat, I'm a Kitty-Kat

This is my roommate Amy's cat. His name is Toby.

I call him Mr. Kitty.

Mr. Kitty loves to kill spiders and leave them around the house. So far he has killed 5 this week.

Mr. Kitty also loves to sit in my window. He is enamored with the outdoors but also terrified.

Mr. Kitty and I are working on our relationship. We still have a long way to go.

Feeling Domestic

I made bread!

Surprise of all suprises, it actually tastes good. Unlike the 4th of July cake of '08.