Provo Top Models.

My sister Andrea got a photo shoot done and the photographer wanted the shoot to look high style and kinda edgy. Andrea brought a duffle bag full of different options for the photographer to tell her what to wear and there was also a makeup artist present to make Andi look super fierce (using Tyra words, here.) And I was asked by Andrea to stick around for moral support. Andrea was looking all sorts of hot and the photographer was snapping picture after picture when she turned to me and told me to jump in! Miss Makeup Artiste dabbed a little lip gloss on me and evened out my skin tone (she made my skin look like porcelain!) and I got in some of the pictures. 

I have to work on not making my straight face. Mostly because my straight/relaxed face looks like I'm angry. But I think these ones turned out wonderful! Doesn't Andrea look awesome? I come from a good looking family. 

↑ I love a daring print! ↑ 

↑ Aw! She caught us in a laugh! ↑ 

We're really really really ridiculously good looking.

My brother Ron took this while we were waiting our turn to get our picture taken for family photo times in Indiana.
Pretty good for being just out of a little phone camera right? Kudos, Ron! 

This Guy!!

We're a match made in some really odd, weird kind of Heaven.

♥ ♥ ♥ 

Skype-ing

D & Cal went out to Indiana just a few days earlier than I did.. Meaning I had the whole house to myself for the week with nobody to come home to or tuck in at night! What's a girl to do?

Which meant a whole lot of Skype.

Seriously, where would I be without the internet?! 

Flashback!

Last summer, D & I went up to South Fork in Provo Canyon for a little picnic with my family. Of course, David was taking pictures, but my brother (or as I lovingly refer to him - my "broseph") also had a camera full of some black and white film. It's a little strange to see pictures of myself and D with long hair! It's almost been a year since I cut all my hair off! 

↑ D's long hipster locks. ↑

↑ Deep in thoughtful conversation ↑

↑ d'awww! ↑

But from a nerdy photo perspective, check out the grain on this photo. Yep!

↑  Got caught in mid-laugh, ha ha. Derp, derp, derp. ↑

Blast from the past, right?

See? I AM posting some photos! (I'm talking to you, Grandpa Jim!)

;)

Sometimes I Work With Flowers

Just a little post about some of the things I make at work...

I have tons (seriously, guys. TONS..) of pictures of my floral work and thought I'd just post a few from my first week back at The Flower Patch.

Simple rose bouquet with greens.

A very typical bouquet of the Provo BYU area. Lilies, gerber daisies, poms.

Hydrangea, orchids, Calla Lilies and Stock 

With a corset ribbon tie. 

What $150 will buy you... 

And this is actually a bouquet of a co-worker of mine, Kayleen. 

Purple stock, green carnations, green cymbidium orchids, purple crown aster, 

and green hypericum.

Just a little headband of white daisies & solid ego as modeled by lovely Kyshel.

Pastel sympathy arrangement. 

And now to write a little about Zumba... I have a different blog for more Zumba stuff, but I just have to share this. A friend of mine by the name of Kass Martin (pretty much celebrity status in the Zumba fitness world) was directed by the creator of Zumba himself to choreograph some special songs. 

As many of you may know, Zumba is mostly comprised of international rhythms. Samba, Reggaeton, Cumbia, Merengue, Bollywood, etc. But Beto, Zumba's Creator, called on Kass to take care of the music that isn't so international. What we so fondly refer to as "Oldies". She took care of choreographing lots of songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. She taught this class at the Zumba Convention in Florida and decided to have a special workshop here in Utah for her very own Zumba-ites. Also, she encouraged us to dress up for the occasion.

And as any of you who may know me know that if there's an opportunity to dress up... 

I will take it. 

Pictures from the Saturday Night Fever workshop: 

Allison Petersen, Kass Martin, Myself, and Emily Engemann

Chris Phinney of Park City Zumba, Skyler Carr & Myself

Me & Kass

Emily, Allison, and Me.

Bachelorette Treatsies.

Courtney and I threw a Bachelorette Party for Erika not too long ago. Lots ridiculous things said, ridiculous "sexy" games played & even some Carmen Electra dance moves. 

Just a few of our treats from that night. 

I am drooling just looking at these pictures again... 

ANGIE'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.

Story:

David likes to plan surprises for my birthday. I always ask that he keep his clues & hints to himself because I prefer to be surprised. This year for my birthday, he kept saying how much I was REALLY going to enjoy my present this year. He told me he'd have to go to Salt Lake to pick it up. 

Since I didn't want any clues, I was guessing that maybe he'd ordered something on ebay & had to pick it up in SLC. I had no idea what was coming, folks. 

The day of my birthday started out with delicious breakfast & such. I really didn't have much planned for that day (This is Friday, by the way). We were going to my mom's house for dinner to celebrate mine & Calvin's birthday since my birthday fell on a Sunday this year. 

David went up on Friday afternoon with Calvin to pick up my birthday present. He then came to get me from home to take us all up to my mom's for dinner. 

He mentioned that my birthday present had taken up most of the front seat of the car... 

.... Now I had NO CLUE as to what it possibly could have been.

He had to travel to SLC to get it & it took up most of the passenger seat??

UH.

And as we entered my parent's house, sitting right there in front of me was none other than my DEAR OLD DAD! I was so surprised! I obviously had no idea he was coming and I totally started crying. Hugged him & we all ate dinner together for our birthdays!  Seriously, what a great present. 

I rather wish I'd taken pictures of this, but I was completely taken off guard. So you all just get to picture that in your little heads. 

Favorite Chompz.

Gyoza
Recipe by Lillian Wilkins...

It was probably the first dinner I ever attempted that 1) Tasted good, 2) Had us going back for second and third helpings, 3) has become one of our favorite things to have for dinner.
Coming soon, a video on how to make sushi by yours truly..

Yuuuummmmm

This Man of Mine

Gentlemen take note.
If you like a girl, get her flowers.
Doesn't need to be a holiday,
Actually, your ladies appreciated it more if there isn't a holiday.

David knows my favorites.
He brings me flowers often.
But he also knows that some of my most favorite flowers he's
gotten me, are ones he's pulled off the side of the road
to pick them himself.

Grow a pair, cut your hair!

Another belated post. 

It was a spontaneous decision. I was determined to finally get the pixie cut I wanted. One when I wasn't pregnant (the last pixie cut I had kind of failed after 60 lbs of pregnancy weight gain).. My hair was getting to the point where I would wake up and try to lift my head but my hair was stuck under my shoulder. Please tell me I'm not the only one that happens to? Anyway, I was so nervous to cut it all off. My hair had kind of become my little security blanket in a way. Even driving to my hair appointment, I was debating whether I should turn around, if I could really do this. But I wanted it so bad. Thanks to a very talented girl I know (you can check out her blog, HERE.) I cut it all off. And I looove it. 

Plus, seriously, I feel 10 lbs. lighter without all that heavy, thick hair on my neck! 

You should have seen this pile. It looked like a small poodle. 

Yay!

It Tastes Good!

I'm not sure what this dish is called.

But my Madre makes it all the time! It's SUPER easy to make. It usually only takes me about 30 minutes to make. 

What you'll need: 

Bacon (cut up into small bits)

Onion (I only use just a little bit, you can use however much you want)

A pinch of garlic powder

Heavy whipping cream

Can of peas

Can of mushrooms

Parsley

Salt to taste.

In a sauce pan, on medium to high heat, throw in the bacon until cooked

then brown your onions in the bacon fat. When the onions are transparent,

add the whipping cream (as much as needed). Here, you season with salt 

and garlic powder (careful not to go too crazy with the salt.. it can get too salty

really quick). Add mushrooms, peas, and parsley. 

If you want your sauce a little thicker, add flour & stir.

To thin, add milk. 

And Voila! Ladle it onto your favorite pasta and done. 

Angie's Corner

My corner of the room.
Don't know why I like the way it looks this morning.
I just had to take some pictures!

 My little floating bookshelf with my favorite books.

The History of Love, 

The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 

The Little Prince, 

My tarot cards, and favorite elephants.

Old CD case, Yoga Mat, Scriptures

Jewelry box I got from my best friend, Kiersten, when I turned 16, 

The Shins sticker,  Elephant cuff, 

Paint thingy (brain fart, what are these things called??), Thrifted owl mug

Watercolor paper, Cell, Book I'm in the middle of reading, Thrifted Tea pot, 

and small tea cup from my Melanie Leslie.

Reading lamp that also serves as a place to put my headbands. 

My Calvin and Me

Usually I'm the one taking pictures for blogging purposes.

Finally, Cal and I had a moment where we just relaxed a little bit to watch some Toy Story. I can probably quote you most of these movies (by "these", I mean ALL THREE Toy Story movies) but as long as I'm watching them with Calvin, it really doesn't matter to me how many times I've seen them.

On a different note, that right there is my favorite

dress in the world. I've not been able to find 

another one like it! 

Deejay Francis Zumba Master Class!

Saturday, my sisters and I got to attend a Zumba Master class with Beto Perez' Zumba DJ!

DEEJAY FRANCIS!

I am not totally sure how many people were there, but it was packed! I got whacked in the face a few times by a few enthusiastic Zumba lovers, but the energy was great and the music was fantastic. It was a theater full of people in neon clothes who love Zumba as much as we do! 

Deejay Francis!

Check out those guns.

Just us and the wonderful Lindsey Taylor

Me & my Zumba ladies!

Deejay Francis!!