this one time last night,

my eyes saw one very cute boy

shopping

in a store i frequent



and after i spotted him

i spotted him spotting me

i smiled.

he smiled.


and then i blushed and ran away.



why am i 12 years old?!


#erinyou'reanidiot.

a little bit of fashion history

Okay kids.

I know some might think fashion is just about clothes and runways.  And it is, most of the time..

But listen to how neat this is.

(well, I think it's neat, anyway)

Let's go back to the Seventeenth Century (1600-1700)

Ladies were wearig petticoats, pantaloons, large gowns with stomacher and skirts with modestes and secrets (the over skirt and under skirt... how funny they're called modeste and secret. pronounced mow-dest' and sek-ray')  Sleeves were puffed out, and long.

Then in the 18th Century (1700-1790) style evolved [like it always does].  Women were still wearing large intricate gowns.. These are the types of dresses you would see in Pride and Prejudice, with chemises, stays, jumps and hoops.

Gentlemen were always dressed to impress and so were the ladies.

And the women were always modest.

In the 1800's a few peculiar things happened.

One being Joseph Smith's first vision and the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

(which is what my focus is on in this post..)

This is when a few major things in fashion also happened.

Dress became much more casual. (more casual than it had been...Not the sweat pant sort of casual Stacey and Clinton talk about)

Dresses became more form fitting

Hemlines became shorter.

Now I'm about to get churchy on you.

How interesting that as soon as the Gospel of Jesus Christ was restored to the earth is when satan decided to start influencing the world in so many different ways.  One of them being in fashion.

By the late 1800's necklines had plunged, hemlines were shorter, dresses were form-fitting and women even started wearing pants.  {gasp!}

styles kept evolving and by the Twentieth Century

modesty became a thing of history for most of the world.

Immodesty was acceptable, and even portrayed as innocent in magazines.

Call me old fashioned but I love being modest in what I wear. 

it feels good to be modest. 

Tell your friends.

Modest is Hottest.

Right?

More fashion history lessons coming soon.  I think it's fascinating and fun.

just can't make this stuff up

at work yesterday, this awkward boy comes in asking to talk to one of my fellow coworkers, who is also awkward.

she goes to meet him outside and comes back in with this GIANT valentines day card ( I should have taken a picture. it was THAT good. )

It said something along the lines of:

"You are my lover

You are my friend

A Love like ours

Will never end.

Dear *Mallory,

You are the most beautiful girl I have ever met. I can't wait to spend time with you. Love, *Ron

me: so Mallory, is he your boyfriend?

Mal: I think so.

me: Cute... How long have you guys been dating?

Mal: Oh.... .... .... About three days.

me: ....interesting...

And how long have you known him?...

Mal: About two days.

me: (Completely teasing) oooh. so is he a good kisser? (then regretting asking because I knew she would answer)

Mal: I didn't want to say anything... but he kissed me twelve times.

me: huh.... neat!

And I walked away.

priceless. and hilarious.

Rest Stops

I really wish I would have looked up this website before the roadtrip to California.

3 bathrooms where we stopped were dee-sgust-ing.

1. Some Maverick gas station bathroom in Winnemucca. Stunk. And had cleaning supplies strewn all over which obviously were not used.

2. Some random side street rest area gas station bathroom somewhere in between Sacramento and Reno. SICK. Not only did it stink, but there was graffiti everywhere!

3. On the way home we didn't want to stop at that same Maverick so we kept going to the rest stop (never a good idea) Those bathrooms were just weird! The toilet was so low to the ground there was no need for a stall door, and the little things were metal!


I'm sorry but bathrooms need to meet a certain criteria.



1. They must have working/operating toilets, sinks, etc. And must be well stocked!

2. The floor must look like it's been mopped/cleaned in the last 24 hours. If I feel gross walking on the tiled floor, it is not okay

3. Must be well lit.

4. It must smell nice! If not smelling nice at least have no odor.

5. It wouldn't hurt to have a sitting room like at the Conference center or Nordstrom! Goodness.


All those nasty bathrooms I had to experience did help me draw out a floorplan of "the perfect bathroom", however. So that did take up a good half hour of the 12 hour drive.. But still.

Really?..

I went up to Salt Lake to visit one of my friends, and while i was up there we decided it would be fun to run to get some fabric to sew some purses.. So we went to the closest fabric store, Joanna's, and picked out our darling paisley covered material, then Hali decided it'd be a good idea to get an extention cord for her sewing machine so we could sew on a table. Good thinking, right? So we thought.. hey maybe Joanna's has some--lets find a worker and ask?.. okay.

We wandered the store for a few moments before finding a lady wearing the Joanna's smock and a nametag, so then Hali politely asked, "Excuse me, may I ask you something?"

*The following is not made up. It really did happen*

The lady, I kid you not, PLUGS her ears and says "Nuh Uh!.. No.. NO. mm mm..." (just went on and on.. ) ...and We, thinking she was joking,(because who does that in real life?) just asked if they had any extention cords.. She turns, looks us in the face, holds up her finger and is like "NO. I will not answer any of your questions, I am on my break!" (she was pretty peeved that we would ask her to help her while she was [looking like she was working] on her "break"..

I thought it was pretty hilarious that there are really people like that in the world. I felt bad, though, because Hali was pretty distraught over it. Sad day.

Is it bad that I kind of enjoy awkward encounters with people? They make me smile a little.