wigga-what? a birthday shout-out.

i've been on a blogging rooooooll this week. but i can't stop because...today? today is the birthday of one of the coolest people i know. i am talking, of course, about one brittany mangelson.





i seriously love this girl. for many many reasons. a few of which i will share right now.


we have a lot in common. for instance, we're both super attractive.




she is always, always willing to listen to my problems.

she helped me discover my love for golden girls, nutella, and cuffing my jeans.

she has always supported my love of dinosaurs.







she is seriously one of the most easygoing people i know.

she has provided me with some of my most favorite photo moments.





she once sang macy gray so loudly someone slammed their apartment door. i don't care who you are, that's hardcore.


she helped me survive countless classes, and always always shared her snacks. (once, she even offered pretzels and nutella to another classmate. he rudely declined)

i would often find her in my bed....




girl makes me laugh! she can sing, dance, quote obscure movies, and deliver a sarcastic commentary at the drop of a hat.

she is always up for adventures and investigations.







i've seriously never been more impressed with a person than i have been with B. she has TWO babies and is easily the coolest, most amazing mom ever. seeeeeeriously. also, her girls are the cutest things i've ever seen. (good gene combinations mangelsons)



i really just think our friendship was fated to be. we lived together almost three years, and have been friends for nearly five. we've bonded over titanic, dance parties, mocking almost everything, road trips, brownie batter, skipping class, living room sleepovers, being obsessed with christy glass, regina spektor, and the fact that, when combined, our awesomeness grows by about 200%.
  
lastly, and probably most importantly, brittany has mad dance skillz. see below for evidence.







waiting outside at hailey's wedding. 2009

hap-happy birthday brittany!! you rock my world.

one more.

this boy is one of my favorite people in all the land.

holi color festival, 2010 and 2011

week summation.

i often chart weeks i think qualify as remarkable. i thought this last one met the requirements, not so much because of the things i did. more so because of the things i figured out.


last thursday i had a revelation during a phone conversation that pretty much changed my life. so much that i was talk-yelling at my roommate while we were running. so much that i possibly frightened passersby and swore in front of an old man i didn't realize was there. i won't get into specifics because it's full of all the kinds of personal details i tend to avoid. i will say that i'm starting to feel like myself. i didn't even realize i wasn't until...i was. if that makes sense.


other items of note;


i had to crawl under my porch in an attempt by my (previously mentioned) roommate and i to break into our apartment.


i finished freaks and geeks. probably one of my new favorite shows. bummer it only had one season...


my neighbor practiced his nunchucks in the backyard (a regular occurance) but this time they were ON FIRE. (i'm hoping for video footage next time)


finally, my third trip to holi color festival occurred. love love.




















please ignore my multi-sectioned bangs and the fact that my eyes are closed 1/3 of the time. (it's a good defense mechanism during color fest...)

holy crap.

this is incredible. (this isn't up for discussion. it's just a fact) 

"sometimes it lasts in love, and sometimes it hurts instead" epic.

till i get there.

sometimes i get in a mood...


and decide to dye my hair teal.





on the upside, i was right on trend for st. patrick's day.


on the downside, i was right on trend for st. patrick's day.


don't get too attached, it will be purple tomorrow.

Joe Joe…Junior…uh…Shabadu

i sometimes really miss being surrounded by people who appreciate The Simpsons as much as i do.

throwback thursday - birthday edition.

last friday my very best friend turned 23. so this throwback thursday post is dedicated to her, and the awesomeness that is our friendship. try not to be jealous and enjoy this abbreviated timeline of our friendship.



























































i know this seems like a lot of pictures, but you don't know how many i cut out. anyways, hailey ann you are the bomb.com. i'm pretty pleased we've been friends since kindergarten. i would be waaaay less cool without you. (still cool, but not as cool)

things that have occured today. (or will shortly)

i wore a long skirt for the first time since...oh, young womens. i've spent the majority of the day fearing it will get sucked into the escalator. (as i've mentioned before, i'm too small-town to live here)

my boss high-fived me.

i'm skipping out of work early to reunite with cache valley, the han, reasonably priced sushi, and quality lounge time.

my very best friend's birthday is today. Hailey Willie Sweeten you are the light in my life. i would post pictures, but i'm still at work, and don't have access to the better ones. stay tuned...

throwback thursday

guys! get ready to be excited.

ready?

ok. i'm going to start doing a weekly (or every-other weekly, or whenever i remember weekly) throwback post. and by throwback, i mean old-school memories, not that kind of mountain dew. although that is delicious. this week it's musically based (which may often be the case) but it might also be stories or photos or video. or maybe one day, a beautiful conglomeration of all...


anyway.


i have an unending respect for the postal service. i was crazy hardcore into this song the summer of 2007, which also happened to be the summer i lived in Connecticut. as fate would have it, two of the lifeguards sang it at the end of the year talent show at the kid's camp i was working at. smitten! (they probably seemed extra awesome in comparison to the high school musical numbers that every single camper performed)





that fall brittany and/or i found this completely amazing cover. i'm fairly certain B and i are responsible for half of the views, and our sophomore roommates started to dread us opening our computers to listen to it...





the violinist pop-in is still my favorite thing ever. 


oh...memories. i think i'm really going to enjoy writing these posts.