orange october

what a ride...those Giants did it again! never in a million years did i think i would be working for a major league baseball team, not to mention when they win the world series!! enjoy some photos from the past couple weeks :)

NLCS game 6...jon and alli

NLCS game 7...allison and raymond. it's raining. hard.

jon and alli, World Series Game 1!

alli and robin in the World Series parade! it was an epic win in detroit. i watched the game from the las vegas airport :)

raymond and robin @ civic center waiting for the ceremony to begin

san francisco loves their Giants!

2012 World Series Trophy

hunter pence

looks like i'm not the only one who rides a scooter to work...

http://hellyeahbones.tumblr.com/post/30840048009/hunter-pences-new-scooter-x

Go Giants!

been experiencing lots of baseball this season! let me show you:

after the Giants clinch the National League Division Championship!

after the pre-game internship ceremony, walking off the field

carli, the best intern buddy i've ever had!

this is where i work. it's beautiful.

on the way to the first division series game!

jonathan and the bay bridge

National League Division Series Game #1

yay baseball!

scooter girl--

--that's me!

it's been a month and a half since i've been home and life has been good to me :)

i love my job at at&t park! it's great. come take a tour!

i ride bart every morning and then pull out my scooter. yes, i'm that girl riding her xooter scooter along the embarcadero to the ballpark every morning. its just wonderful! and very handy. instant transportation anywhere i go.

now all i need is a bunny and my life will be complete.

probably how i'd do it too

watch this.

Salt Lake Bee's

Went to the Tuesday night game with Liz, Drew, Micah and crew! Baseball games are just the best. Always makes for such a wonderful and enjoyable evening. If only the Bee's were a little bit better... Wish i pictures. but i was expecting Liz to provide the camera :)

I want to go to lots more games. So hit me up :)

love birds

this season for weddings is keeping me busy! not that busy...mostly because i usually try my hardest to avoid any and all things weddings.

last august, Lindsey and Mike were married! it was beautiful and fun. i'm sure i posted this previously, but i made her cake toppers! it was so fun!

the love birds

the reardons

i'm working on another pair for kerilyn! visit my etsy for more info :)

etsy.com/shop/allibidalli

spring break

since byu wouldn't give me one...i just took it! i finished finals early (and missed the first week of spring classes) and flew straight to oakland international airport! it was so great to be in california again. cannot wait until the move is permanent! Some fun things i did while i was at home:

lost five pounds (this has never happened before. its usually gaining (at least) five pounds)
first spin class at club sport! ouch!
painted my room blue :)
bought a cute red couch to go in new blue room (linds found this steal of a deal at rick's picks in danville for $100...originally $900)
san francisco of course
hiked on mt. diablo
alix and ryan's reception at the spinnaker in sausalito (so beautiful!)
applied for jobs. anyone out there want to hire me? :)

it was a wonderful and productive ten days. i would include pictures...except i didn't take any :)

it gets better AFTER byu

its finals week...and its not even remotely as stressful as the rest of the semester has been. i must say, glad it's almost all over! i still have three tests to go, but i'm headed to CA (for ten days!) on wednesday--so nothing's going to get me down!

the past four months has felt like four years. i survived a move, a crazy ward, losing my bunny, 18 credits, and the crazy. what's next world?

but seriously now, it gets better after byu. i think about how hard things have been here over the years and can't wait for my life to start! i still haven't graduated, but i'm one semester closer! and that means only one more to go!

...so who wants to give me job? ;)

rough day?

perhaps you should check this out:

13 Simple Steps To Get You Through A Rough Day

steps 8 and 10 were particularly enteraining. enjoy :)

taco tuesday!

you know you want to...

and a diet coke please :)

city creek

is a beautiful shopping experience. and this is coming from a genuine shopaholic, mind you. spent a little time there on friday evening and was pleasantly surprised at the innovative and extensive alternative to the sad excuse for malls around here.

i'm happy to report that i only spent a total of $5.95 while i was there. a necessary purchase...needed some flip flops to replace the snow boots on my feet. was feeling a little silly on a such gorgeous night. loving this weather much?

the benefits of being on top of things

i'm not always on top of things like i should be, mostly because i like to avoid situations that give me anxiety, i'm lazy, and i'm just not that responsible.

lately, i've been trying really hard to keep up with all aspects of my life. this is more difficult than it might seem.

some benefits i've noticed?
my phone is always charged. i may have a dumb little flip phone (circa 2007) but at least it works! and instead of always dying on me, now it works just great :)

no voice mails. i hate voice mails. and one part of staying on top of things is answering my phone! which has greatly undermined the ability for voice mails to annoy me to death.

clean clothes! i actually do my laundry when i have enough for a load...instead of waiting for six loads and being forced to wear whatever embarrassing and colorful top i found in the back of my closet.

money in the bank. this doesn't always happen, so this is a wonderful thing.

i'm sure there are countless other benefits as well. since i'm just learning how to be a grown up, i've got a ways to go. but i think this is a good start, don't you?

professors are people too

twice this semester professors have broke down crying in front of lectures because of personal problems.

one miscarriage and one cancer.

terrible. life just never gets less complicated, does it?

row

it's embarrassing how much this commercial makes me giggle every time i see it...haha

we're gonna have a polka party

spent my three-day weekend at the huckleberry hotel! (that's my grandma's house)

i love staying there, but there's no internet, so i start to go crazy after a couple days.

some things i discovered? i am really good at freecell. seriously. i win almost every time.
also, i'm not so bad at architectural drawings. but after this week i've had enough drafting experience. i think i'll stick with event planning.
18 credits isn't that bad, as long as you're willing to give up your social life. and any other life.
country music isn't that bad, but nascar is.

my new apt.

didn't think i'd be moving to provo again :)

roommates are so cute :)
third floor... exercise?
across the street from campus (great for that 8 am class)
big room, and getting bigger (master bedroom here i come!)
but sadly, no parking. like at all. oh well!

enjoy the pics :)

at first glance

cutest dresser ever?

my sewing table :)

tallest bookshelf in the world

and since i haven't blogged about this before...i got this in alice aprings, australia. real aborigine art!

happy v day!

well, i'm zero for 23, sitting in class in fact, but at least i'm productive!

parking was easy to find, i guess nobody wants to be at the tanner building past 5pm on valentine's day.

let people know you love them today!

glasses

a few words about glasses.

i love mine. but wearing them in the winter? when are they NOT foggy? they fog up when i go outside, when i come inside, when i put them on, when i take them off. so annoying.

if your glasses are dirty, i'll probably offer to clean them for you. don't think i'm weird, controlling, crazy, or ocd. just accept my kindness and lets be on our way.

my roommate has really cool glasses.

you know you're going crazy when

you're taking the advice the dove chocolate wrapper gave you.

oh well, it's good advice.

thoughts on a sunday afternoon...

restaurant review: sea salt, salt lake city, utah
great food, terrible service. terrible. also, a little spensy.

girls should not wear black not-socks with white pumps when it's snowing. or ever?

how did my room get so messy?! better go clean it! maybe i'll post some pics of the new place soon!

pet peeves

people pronouncing library, "lie-berry"

a beautiful mess

that's what a friend called my life last night...and he's definitely right about the mess part.

it's been a rough start getting into 2012, and it's only getting rougher for now.

i said goodbye to stella on friday. saddest thing i've ever had to do. but he has a wonderful, loving family and two new best friends, a 4 year-old and a 7 year-old. i'll love you forever stel. you were my best friend!

i'm taking 18 credits this semester...am i crazy? the answer: yes. i'm petitioning to add a class--so keep your fingers crossed they say yes! when the petition goes through, i'll have 18 credits, plus a month's worth of make-up work. can't wait!

moving. leaving my lovely little apartment with my lovely roommates. also terribly sad about that, but sometimes life doesn't give us many other choices. at least the new place is...(nothing to say about that at the moment). right now half my stuff is here and half my stuff is there, and my mind is everywhere.

things i've left by the wayside; getting ready, wearing anything but sweats, mittens :(, calling you back (don't be offended), grocery shopping

real steel?

don't even think about it.

...really?

Arches

Who decides to plan a camping trip in Utah in January? We do. That's who.

This weekend I drove down to Moab with some friends to go camping at Arches! So cold. So so so cold.

Hiked, told stories, laughed, did the usual camping activities. Reminded me of camping with the fam when I was little.

My favorite? Waking up Sunday morning, climbing out of the crammed tent and going for a walk while watching the sun rise. Breathtakingly beautiful.

Delicate Arch

It's A Boy!

Yes, we found out a couple of days ago (after much googling and a small traumatic experience) that our sweet little baby bunny is a boy.

Am I the worst parent ever? Quite possibly. And yes, I'm a little stressed about it. But don't worry. It's not like Stella has had an identity crisis or anything. I doubt bunnies have the same gender role issues we love to give ourselves. He's just as happy as ever...and at least he can wear his new blue argyle sweater!

And yes, we're still calling him Stella.

2012. here's to hoping.

i was going to review my year, and maybe post a few goals for the next like everyone else in the blogging community. however, i got a few lines in and decided it was far too depressing to publish on the internet for all to see.

so instead, i am making no promises to myself or others for 2012...here's to hoping it'll be better than 2011?