"It's 911 For Rich People"

I love these TV spots. How could you not?

I Can't BELIEVE I'm Saying This...

Congrats to all my BYU friends on beginning yet another semester of school today. I have to admit that it feels REALLY weird to not be there with all of you. I feel a little... lost.

And believe it or not (I can't even believe it actually...) there are things I'm going to miss about Provo/Utah. Such as:

-Hooker/Plastic/EFY Hangouts
-Bonfires in the canyon
-Cafe Rio (Chicken Tostada Wednesday!)
-Having legitimate reasons to wear boots
-Family dinners at Aunt Nancy's
-My own place (I love you, family.)
-Running into 50 people while at Smith's on Saturday night
-Dinners with the boys
-Pizza Factory's breadtwists
-Snow tubing
-OTH Tuesday-night viewing parties
-Hanging out in the AdLab with a bunch of crazy Advertising kids

But it's ok. I have plenty of new adventures ahead of me. I just have to go out there and find them. Lots of great "Memories" (David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi) to look back on.

Literally Cannot Wait

Harry Potter may have come to an end. But I'm ok with that because Hunger Games is just getting started.

Sneak Peak!!

2011 VMA - Music

Exactly 4 Years Later...

My diploma! It's on its way!

In a couple weeks there will be a picture of my diploma from BYU on here. How exciting! I did it!

Better Late Than Never...

I forgot to wish my blog a happy one-year anniversary! I never thought it would happen, but I successfully kept up my blog for over a year now!

I love you, blog. It's been a great year together.

Your congratulations and best wishes are welcomed.

It's been a while since I've had a song to accompany a post so for this one I'm going to go with "Just Can't Get Enough" because I know that's how you all feel about my blog. You just can't get enough of it can you?

Beginning the Journey to a More Cultured Kari

I don't know what the deal is but I just haven't been reading like I normally do during the summer. Since I'm no longer a student, I really should have lots more time to read books that I actually want to read. So, I have decided to become more cultured and start reading a lot again.

Some of you gave me suggestions as to books that I can add to my list. So far, this is what I've gathered from all of you (along with some ideas of my own):

-The Buddha in the Attic
-The Road
-The Poisonwood Bible
-To Kill a Mockingbird
-The Help
-Of Mice and Men
-Kite Runner
-Unbroken

If you have some suggestions that I could add to the list, feel free to make them. Or feel free to steal a couple ideas from my list. That's why I posted it after all...

My Parents Created a Monster

Whoever says it's rough to be the youngest child, you're full of it. I don't believe it for one second. My older sister and I remember the days when our family vacation consisted of my parents driving us to the airport, turning around and going home, unplugging the telephones, and my mom leaving chocolates on our pillows like the maid service in hotels do. My younger sister on the other hand produced this gem of a quote while we were in San Antonio visiting Sea World.

Upon arriving at our Hampton Inn in San Antonio and stepping into the elevator:

"Oh. My. Gosh. This place is so ghetto. It only has 5 floors!!"

And that's what happens when your little sister grows up with Marriott Reward Points her whole life.

Old Navy, I Swear...

Your advertising kills me. And this new ad is no exception. I mean, eew. I don't want to hear about your jeans being on sale to the tune of "Let's Talk About Sex." That's just weird.

You should really re-think what you've got going on. You're lucky that your brand is such an American institution or you could really be in trouble with all this crap you've been pulling the past few years.

So, yeah. I'm going to let you guys watch it. Just in case you haven't seen it. I hope you're not too emotionally scarred.

Fast Sunday

Today was Fast Sunday which equals testimony meeting in the world of Mormonism (for those of you who may not be aware). I went to church with my little sister since my parentals are currently out of town and really felt like I wanted to bear my testimony during Sacrament meeting but there just wasn't enough time and I always feel bad taking up time in other wards.

So, I thought to myself... "Why not share my testimony on my blog?" It's kind of a step out there for me but I share so many other parts of my life with all of you I figure why not share this absolutely vital part of my life too?

So, if I had gotten up and born my testimony it would have gone a little something like this...

I'm at a point in my life right now where there are lots of big decisions that need to be made. I just graduated from college a few months ago. I went and worked in New York for a couple of months. And now I'm trying to figure out what to do next with my life.

As I've been contemplating these big decisions, I've begun to re-evaulate my discipleship and how well I prioritize the gospel among the other things in my life. I decided I needed to take inventory of how I'm doing in my life spiritually. EFY played a rather large role in that. My own personal little spiritual re-boost. And as I evaluated where I'm at on my road of discipleship, I noticed that the small things in my life were beginning to slip. My scripture study and prayers were not as frequent and meaningful as they usually are which was in turn affecting every other aspect of my life.

One of the things I miss the most being in a singles ward is hearing all of the pure and simple testimonies of the little kids. They have such basic and sincere testimonies of the gospel. Testimonies of the building blocks if you will. And sometimes we get so caught up in the eloquence of our testimonies that we forget to bear testimony of those small and simple things. We forget to bear pure testimony.

I know that reading and pondering and studying the scriptures can bring us closer to our Heavenly Father. I know that sincere prayer can help us to know that we are children of God and that we have a divine nature. And once I realized that I needed to make those things a priority in my life again, everything else seemed to fall into place and my relationship with my Heavenly Father was once again strengthened.

So, I encourage you. If you are not having meaningful scripture study and prayer, make those things a priority in your life. You will see HUGE changes in the rest of your life if you do.

I feel wrong having Britney playing as you're reading my testimony so how about one of my favorite hymns instead?

I Want My House to Literally Be a Pig Pen

I have recently decided that I want a pet pig when I get a place of my own. Not one of those huge, blue-ribbon-winning pigs you find at the county fair, but a miniature one.

I mean, just go to this website and then try to tell me that these things wouldn't make adorable pets.

http://www.teacuppigsforsale.com/

Also, I've heard they're cleaner than dogs. Can you imagine?

So, if you'd like to donate to my Pig Adoption Fund, your donations would be more than welcome. I've gotta find an extra $5,000 to get one. Totally do-able right?

Sometimes My Dad Says Hilarious Stuff

For example. At lunch yesterday while talking about baby names with my older sister, my dad throws out this little gem:

"You could name her Hoser. We could call her Ho for short."

Imagine incredible bouts of laughter proceeding such a comment coming from my father's mouth.

I just love my dad.