Marci Dawn

What about Bob and being an Art Student

2012-01-26T20:08:00.001-08:00

Have any you guys seen the movie What about Bob?
It has Bill Murray in it?

Ring a bell?
I feel like I am in a love/hate relationship with that movie because its funny but at the same time Bob really is REALLY annoying. Like half way through the movie he is on my nerves. ANYWAYS, I am not here to give a review of this movie. I am here to talk about how What about Bob relates to me being an art student.
Remember in the movie when the psychiatrist writes a book about taking baby steps? He explains to Bob that to overcome his fear of his many phobias that he has to take baby steps. Sometimes, as an artist, I feel like I am slowly taking baby steps to becoming the professional artist I want to be. This is good. I mean sure, sometimes I feel like I am taking the smallest baby steps known to man but overall I know that I am slowly and surely progressing as an artist and individual. However, some days it's really really hard to justify going to college and spending TONS of money on a degree in art. Not to mention that some days you are so overwhelmed with making art for your professors that you forget about making YOUR art. It's frustrating because you see other people who have not taken the road of education that are freaking leaping and bounding ahead of you in their art careers. They have a clientele while you too busy burning yourself with hot glue and inhaling carcinogenic ceramic dust to even think about building up a freaking clientele. They seem to have just jumped right past that whole baby step process and are leaving you behind in the dust. It makes me want to scream. A lot. Most days in fact.
But then I look at my life. I look at the slow but steady improvement I am making. I sit in an amazing critique of my work. I get some extra good feedback from a professor. I get to be surrounded by people who are all like me, just trying to make it in the art world. And you know what? I am proud of myself. I am proud that even though some people may have a booming business in 4 years of starting photography and I will have like one client. I will have a degree. I have reached my goal. I have taken A LOT of baby steps but soon, someday soon. I'm going to be galloping y'all. Freaking galloping.

Brians 25th Birthday

2012-01-09T15:52:00.000-08:00

After our trip to Utah and Vegas we rushed home because Brian's school started back up on Tuesday. Of course tuesday was his birthday as well. Poor boy. School always starts back up on his birthday. So Brian started off his birthday with school...at lunch time he requested KFC's new buffalo wings so we hit them up and then back off to school he went. Brian's only request for his birthday was he wanted to do a sunset hike and picnic. Sooo once he came home we packed ourselves a little picnic and some cheesecake for dessert and headed off. We go to the top of the "mountain" faster than we thought so we had quite a bit of time before the sunset. We set in this rock bench for over an hour and just talked about life thus far and all the exciting things we have to look forward too. It was a lot of fun to just sit and relax. We ate our dinner of PB&J's and then while the sun was setting we lit a candle on our cheesecake and I sung a really awkward version of Happy Birthday while some fellow hikers sitting next to us watched me without joining in. Party poopers. We ate cheesecake and then finished our hike just as it was getting dark. We then went home so Brian could study for his test the next day. poor boy.

That weekend we decided to do a little party with friends to celebrate a little bit more without the stress. We had about 13 friends over for a cinnamon roll & egg nog feast. (Brians request) We played apples to apples and couch of power. It was a lot of fun! funny sidenote. when making the cinnamon rolls I asked brian how many he thought I should make. we had invited about 16 people so he thought around 3 each would be good. I assured him everyone would not eat 3 but he insisted. I ended up making around 65 cinnamon rolls. Guess what? Everyone ate one. Soooo we now have a lot of cinnamon rolls in the freezer to eat at a later occasion. hahah.

Brian is definitely the love of my life and its such an amazing feeling waking up with the biggest grin on your face every morning knowing that you get to be with him, even if it is just for a little bit. We are always having such a blast and I am so lucky to have him.

Viva Las Vegas

2012-01-08T16:23:00.000-08:00

One of my resolutions for the New Year is to blog. Not to become a popular blogger but to just blog to write down our memories. I am so bad at this but I am really going to try.

Christmas this year was an absolute blast! It was my first Christmas away from my family and my first Christmas in Arizona and it wasn't hard at all! I absolutely love my in-laws. I have the best new sister Melanie and Colleen and Joe are for sure the best in-laws a girl could have. Not to mention I inherited some amazing new sets of grandparents, cousins, nieces, and a brand new baby nephew.

I have never had a big family Christmas before so it was a big change but a lot of fun. We spent Christmas Eve with the whole Bothwell family at Grandma and Grandpa Bothwells. We ate fabulous food and played some Christmas music on some Chimes and opened presents. It was a lot of fun. We spent Christmas at Momma and Papa B's house. It was so much fun to open presents with little kids again. Brooke and Leah made Christmas morning so much more exciting and magical.

Brian got me a new snowboard for Christmas and I also got new boots, some clothes, a remote for my camera. My present to Brian was a surprise trip to Vegas. He had never been which is a shame. So after spending some more time with family we packed up and headed to Vegas where we met up with family.

Vegas was a blast, exhausting but a blast. We got there relatively early on Wednesday morning so we met up with my family and explored the strip for awhile. We had our first show that evening at Excalibur, The Tournament of Kings, where basically you are divided into countries and you cheer on your knight to victory in a series of challenges. Its very cheesy and you eat your food with your hands and act very barbaric so we absolutely loved it. That night after the show we walked our bums off and went and watched the fountains and a street magic show and what not. It was fun but my feet killed.

The next day we went to Circus Circus and played some games and won a bunch of cheap prizes. We rode some rides and then went shopping! I love shopping out some good deals, so when Urban was having a mega sale with all sale items an extra 50% off I took full advantage. I bought 2 dresses and a new shirt and it was only $25! boo ya. We had our second show that evening which was a variety show full of Magic, Juggling, Acrobatics, and Comedy. The magic show was hilarious and a total flop but the rest was super good and the host was hilarious so we really enjoyed it!

It was my first time in Vegas being 21 so we gambled a little bit but sadly I had no beginners luck. Brian always tears up the black jack table and turned 10 into 100 before we decided to head on out.
We left Friday morning and spent New Years with my family in Monticello. We fondued and relaxed. It was such a fun Christmas vacation and I loved being able to spend so much time with my husby.

Shabby Apple

2011-10-20T21:12:00.000-07:00

Ya know how shabby apple is all crazy popular and all the cool blogging kids are always doing cool giveaways and stuff? Well it just got cooler. My sister just launched her first dress line for them called 65. It is a vintage inspired dressline and its totally rad. So seriously if you wanna look smoking hot go buy a dress. I just bought Malt Shop and am currently debating whether I can wait till christmas to get Joyride. We shall see. So go check it out!

What I do when the Husb is out of town...

2011-10-07T20:37:00.000-07:00

1. Bake about 1,000 loaves of Banana Bread.
2. Listen to Modest Mouse.
3. Decorate for Halloween.
4. Switch to Christmas Music
5. Watch cheesy chickflicks.
6. Miss my husband.

September 10, 2011

2011-09-10T21:57:00.000-07:00

D-Backs Game

On the way to the game

Today was a good day. Which was needed to balance the two awful days I had on Thursday and Friday. A bad enchilada makes for a rough Friday. Brian and I started off the day with delicious free breakfast from the clubhouse. I was literally about to die of starvation when I woke up this morning so that definitely hit the spot. I then talked Brian into going antiquing with me in downtown Glendale. I personally think downtown glendale thrifting is the cutest around. I found some pretty hilarious and darling things, and although I didn't buy anything I still had such a blast looking around. We then came home and thought about going to see the new movie Contagion when my friend Deena and her husband Trevor invited us to go to the D-Backs game. We never turn down a game. I was so happy to see Deena and catch up and the game was equaling exciting. It ended up going into extra innings and we won in the bottom of the 10th! Now it is time to go gear up for nursery tomorrow. 13 lovely babies. :)

Darling kitchen tools

Hilarious game! Definitely a 4/20 must.

Zucchini Bread

2011-08-22T17:27:00.000-07:00

This is such a yummy recipe. I had some extra Zucchini so this was the perfect way to get some use out of it. I did some changes on it as well. Instead of 2 1/4 cup of sugar I did 1 1/4 cup sugar and then 1 cup brown sugar. I also used 2 extra cups of Zucchini. Enjoy. :)

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups white sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.

2011-08-04T20:50:00.000-07:00

This summer has been perfect. I have loved being able to spend so much time with my family, my hometown, exploring my homestate, and most importantly my sweet sweet husband. It has been so much fun just doing nothing and everything with him. Right now we are listening to Bon Iver in bed we have tummies full of yummy salad and chocolate shake and all is well.

i am so grateful for moments like these in my life.

2011-05-31T09:50:00.000-07:00

I am pretty sure that there is nothing I want more in life than
a. Hugging one of these.

B. Having this guy as my pet

It's gonna happen. Mark my words.

2011-05-29T18:22:00.000-07:00

Hi, it's me Marci.
I in fact am alive and did not drop dead off the face of the earth. Sometimes I just really hate blogging/blogs and need to take a break. There I said it. Anyways I am in no way going to attempt catching up on the past 5 months of my life. I am however going to share some awkward moments from my recent vacation to the Bahamas. I will blog about the Bahamas later on...not so much for entertainment reasons, more just for my memory sake. Onto awkwardness.

Awkward moment #1- While walking to a show on the cruise ship we had to walk across a dance floor of people. Me being me decided to dance across it just for good measure. After I had danced across it I was promptly grabbed by the arm from behind. I turned around to find a 60ish old woman with a beer in one hand trying to dance with me. I awkwardly tried to do a few ridiculous dance moves and move on but she proceed to grind all up on me. Getting rape grinded by a 60 year old drunk women in front of your husband and in-laws=awkward.

Awkward moment #2-If any of you have been on a cruise you know that they attack you with wanting to take your picture. Before every dinner, during dinner, at every port, in the ocean. Anywhere and everywhere they'll get ya. Well before the formal dinner we hurried did a group pose with our family and then thought we were done. Well another photographer grabs brian and I and does a few couple pictures. He then kicks Brian out of the frame and proceeds to take about a thousand pictures of just me. Uhm and I quote. "I need more hip! Now turn around and look back at me over the shoulder. Yes!! But don't smile. Slightly part your lips." WHAAA?! Sir, I am just going to up front with you. I do not photograph sexy. So no matter how many photos you take it just simply will not happen. Finding a thousand pictures of yourself in awkward positions on display for others the next day='s awkward.

Awesome moment- Our Haunted tour guide in Key West was in fact a tour guide, a cake decorator, and a drag queen. Dear Jersey (that's his name), You are awesome. From Marci.

Grandma Dorothy

2011-01-30T09:59:00.000-08:00

It's a weird mix of emotions when you get news that your grandma has died. In one aspect you are so happy that she finally is able to be reunited with her beloved husband, son, and Heavenly Father. On the other hand though I feel like being selfish and wishing that she was still here, wishing that I did more with her, that I showed her I loved her more, wishing that I played bingo with her, or that I wrote down ever single story she told me, that I played the piano with her more, that I got to hear her sing the hymns in her old croaky voice again, that I got to hold her hand and talk about my father as a child again, that I got to hear stories of my grandpas I've never had the honor of meeting, that I got to have one more tea party with her, that I got to talk about the gospel again with her, that my husband was able to spend more time with her. There are so many wants and wishes of wanting that little extra time with her, but I have to realize the world was able to spend 93 wonderful years with her and now its her husband, her sons and her Heavenly Fathers time to have her. Grandma Dorothy, I love you. You were the greatest example of who I want to be. You were the kindest most genuine soul I have ever met and you had so much spunk. Thank you for being the greatest person I have ever had the privilege of knowing, and I am so eternally grateful that I was lucky enough to call you my grandma. Give kisses to my grandpas, my future babies, and put in a good word for me to the big man and tell him how grateful I am for sharing you with me. I love you.

2011-01-26T18:31:00.001-08:00

http://www.mediastorm.com/publication/undesired
I think you should all go watch this movie. It's heartbreaking and true.

2011-01-21T07:46:00.000-08:00

This weekend is going to be crazy. I have only had two days of classes but I already have 3 presentations due, a 3-dimensional design project due, and 2 rolls of film shot and developed. Sooo thats what I'm going to be doing today! I hope to photograph the pillow covers I made last weekend. I also need ideas for some mirrors I have so expect another post soon. Until then enjoy these beautiful self portraits by Loana. Check out her amazing work here.

Some day I may be brave enough to attempt some self portraits. :)

Lust List 1

2011-01-11T19:10:00.000-08:00

I think I am going to try this new installment where I show a few things I am currently lusting after. Since finally having my own place decorating it has been such a love hate relationship. I find so much inspiration but the money is nowhere to be found. When I stumbled across this home I nearly died. Oh my gosh I would pretend to be a cat for the rest of my life if I could just live here. BEAUTIFUL.

The brick wall is my new favorite look right now.

SOO adorable.

okay actually this wood might be my favorite thing ever. curse my one bedroom apt. oh and having a landlord.

swoon

ahh my next mission at goodwill is to buy a globe. so in love with maps.

All these pictures were taken from designsponge.com
If you haven't been there yet you are seriously missing out.
Here is a link to the full article.
ENJOY! :)

Recap of 2010 and the husbs birthday!

2011-01-03T09:39:00.000-08:00

Dear Lovelies,

Sorry I have been mia for the past couple of months. I sorta lost the love of blogging when it was discovered that Brian's and I schedule hated each other and for this past semester it's felt like the only time we really get to spend time together is at night. So I neglected my blog instead of my school work and my husband which I figure is pretty mature of me..right :) Anyways...Happppy New YEAR! I've been putting off my recap of 2010 until today because most of my favorite memories have to do with the husband and today is the husb's birthday so I figured I might as well share my favorite memories for him and you today!

1. Having Aaron and Marilyn surprise Brian with a trip to Utah to spend his birthday with me!

2.Participating in the polar bear swim and then having an earache for the next month.

3. Growing mustaches with the fiancée.

4. Bumming a fish off some boys. We were told numerous times that our 20 cent Geoffrey would die within weeks of getting him but he lasted for like 6 months!

5. Eating cupcakes with new blog friends and having Christine become of one my best friends.

6. Taking engagement photos. Whoa..that was a disaster. Locked my keys in the car with all of our outfits inside. Took the police 3 hours to get my car unlocked. Needless to say even though we had to take them in normal outfits we loved how they turned out.

7. Getting to spend another wonderful spring break in Arizona with the prehusb.

8. Chanting in some weird language, burning a fake witch, almost dying of chalk inhalation, and having the time of my life at the color festival.

9. The happiest day of my life where the prehusb became my husband and we were sealed for time and all eternity.

10. Honeymooning in Costa Rica! Probably the most action packed, funnest week of my life.

11. Finally fulfilling Brian's longtime dream to see his favorite animal...THE SLOTH.

12. Becoming "Illuminated Moments" newest intern and learning so much about photography and shooting weddings its ridiculous. Thank you Kara!

13. Eating enough hot dogs this summer to last a lifetime and making it on the megatron at least 4 times at the diamond back games this summer.

14. Taking some of my favorite photos ever of one of my favorite people ever. My best friend annie.

15. Getting a pet dinosaur and loving him probably way more than a lizard has ever been loved. Really. We obsess over this little guy. Who by the way is nowhere near this little anymore.

16. Starting our vinyl collection and getting our new record player for christmas!

17. Performing my first song-The future freaks me out by Motion City Soundtrack, on the drums for the Bothwells. I was so nervous to perform for a family of drummers my armpits got sweaty. eep. Also this is an old picture. I need to steal the video from momma Bothwell.

18. Lastly-every crazy undocumented moment with this boy. From singing backstreet boys and jumping on the bed, to impromptu photo shoots, from swimming every day this summer, to watching all of arrested development in 2 weeks. I love every minute I get with this boy. This was definitely the best year of my life thus far and I know this next year will be even better. Have I mentioned I get to be a snowbird this summer and peace out of this hot weather during june-august. Thank you rotations! And thank you husb for being the kindest, smartest, funniest person I know and for picking me to be your wifey.

Happy birthday!

2010-12-20T07:23:00.001-08:00

2010-11-28T19:40:00.000-08:00

Today has basically been the perfect day.
Church
a yummy dinner
decorating the apt for christmas
crafting
homemade chocolate chip cookies
and a christmas movie with the husband.
You wanna know what else would be perfect? winning this giveaway!

2010-11-05T10:22:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I look at my world and see piles of laundry, dishes in the sink, a cricket or two loose in my house and I kind of going mentally crazy, but then I see my husband blowing me kisses while he studies his toosh off, a wonderful text from a family member, food in my fridge, the gospel working its miracles, and all the potential and happiness in the world in my home and I realize. This is my kind of perfect.

2010-10-15T10:29:00.000-07:00

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.
i'm sure if you read taza you have already seen this. but i just died from happiness when i saw it. cutest thing ever.

Things you may not know about Brian and I.

2010-09-29T21:54:00.000-07:00

1. I was in love with him when I was 15 for about 2 months. Thats basically all of the attention one boy crazy girl can give to a boy she emails once a week.
2. Brian was in love with me the summer after his mission. Okay, not really but he did want to hold my hand which is basically the same kind of love as above.
3. Brian decorated his Christmas tree with pictures of me while on his mission. (probably all the other girls who wrote him too but I'm not going to ask)
4. Brian and I knew we wanted to start dating in Jan of 2009 and he even tried to sneak my up to the Y for a new years kiss, buttt I was taken at the time. DENIED. :)
5. We always stop at Petco/Petsmart when we drive by one and head straight to the reptile area.
6. We own 15 Polaroid cameras. Want to buy one?
7. We have surfed in Costa Rica.
8. We collect furniture out of the dumpster.
9. When Brian got home off his mission in Jan 2008 he wrote me an email asking if he could get my number and then proceeded to ask if you can text state to state. Oh the innocence of RM's.
10. We collect vinyl records to hang up in our kitchen.
11. We both love thrifting. Okay maybe I do more than him but he loves me and so you see we are a happy family. :)

ya...we went there.

2010-09-28T21:08:00.000-07:00

This is what we do while we should be doing homework. What do you do to procrastinate?!

THE STINK> >>coming to a kitchen near you.

2010-09-25T12:32:00.000-07:00

This is for Mike Woods. He is impossible to photograph, hold, or to get to drink.

Yesterday I had a package arrive from the UPS man, inside of this package was 500 crickets. I never knew I didn't like crickets until that moment. They swarm all over each other suffocating themselves in the process. They stink. Like real stink, like we accidentally left some raw chicken in the garbage over night and their stink compared. Ugh. My house was just a stink mess yesterday. I went and bought 5 different flavors of febreeze. It made me feel slightly better but at the same time like a fraud. Am I the only one who feels like they are constantly trying to fight stink? Another example would be our garbage disposal. I'm pretty sure some nice creature crawled deep into the depths of our plumbing and set up a sweet death bed, left their last wills and testaments and bit the dust IN OUR SINK. The smell that comes out of the garbage disposal some days is enough to make me want to crawl into someones sink and set up a death bed. Lemons and baking soda has become that rodents best friend. In all reality it is probably just a bad disposal that doesn't grind up all the food properly, because I know that it is not from lack of running the gosh darn thing. I personally run the thing so often that if it was a human it would be an iron man. And finally to put the cherry on top of the situation I have recently developed a very serious case of butter fingers. Sadly, bowls, cups, and yesterday my scentsy candle warmer have all plummeted to their death on the kitchen floor. I loved my scentsy candle warmer. It was my best friend in this hostile situation. So..as for right now febreeze dances and back rubs from the husb are my only source of sanity. If any of you are fighting off the stink or have fought off the stink please share tips. My nose would greatly appreciate it.
PS..I would like to thank one or more of Brians ex-girlfriends for teaching him how to give a back rub. I don't know which one of them taught the boy, but they taught him well. I love reaping other peoples rewards of hard work.

i need this today

2010-09-21T08:07:00.001-07:00

Today is my day off of school...and I am going to be productive. eventually. I think I need this little video to get me going.

LAUNDRY you are mineeeee!
have a fabulous day yourself .:)

fun giveaway! illuminated moments

2010-09-17T13:45:00.000-07:00

heeeeey friends. I would just like to inform all of my arizona readers out there of this awesome giveaway the photography company i intern for is doing. Its amazing and I honestly wish I could enter to win. So for more information go here and make sure to check out all the amazing previous shoots here. Its seriously called a party shoot for a reason. Its going to be a blast.
loveeee marci
alllso
i just found this giveaway. check it out.
myspoiledeggs.blogspot.com

ahhh... life.

2010-09-13T20:45:00.000-07:00

our days have been full of
-studying..lots
--crafting lots( i love art classes)
---eating rainbow chip frosting by the fingerfulls
----dancing and jumping on the bed to katy perry's teenage dream. ya i went there
---rollerskating
-----eating mac n cheese a few too many times
----scooter and skateboard rides
-----loving leonard
---loving our nursery calling.15 babies for 2 hours. yes please
--concerts
------camping in prescott for less than 15 hours. just to see the pine trees.
---thrifting
----letting the house get real messy because we are having too much fun
---eating cookies for breakfast
-----running to circle k at midnight for a dr. pepper to calm me down. dont ask how that works
---stopping at every petco we see
-----photographing A LOT
----finding the cutest book store ever with vintage records and everything.
--------snuggling and watching netflix movies no one has ever hear of at 1 in the morning
-----swimming incessantly
---eating our fair share of braut's
------cheering on the dbacks....on the megatron.
--catching a foul ball at the dbacks
-------making friends with bus drivers
---being real bad at grocery shopping
-------playing with company
--making up exciting bed stories
-----playing in the monsoon season
----------being in love
you get the idea.
its been a good summer.

holy macaroni it's been a long time.

2010-09-03T13:25:00.000-07:00

wowzers. i feel like my life has made a complete 180. i went from having nothing to do all summer to having a job and a class schedule that just about does me in. ~~some days~~ every day i feel like a chicken running around with its head cut off. I am swamped monday, wednesday ,and thursday with school and then tuesday and fridays are spent trying to catch up on work, school, and my house ohhh and trying to actually spend more than 2 hours awake with my husband. our schedules hate each other right now. :( sooo blogging definitely has been put on the back burner for right now. I promise i am going to try and do better but forgive me and pray that i can survive this schedule and keep my husband. :) poor guy. has cleaned the house and done laundry for like the past 3 weeks. immm sure lucky to have him.
anyways enough about that mumble jumble.
here are a few things that i am loving about my life.
this band. love lydia? love copeland? about died when they both stopped? ya me too. but guess whattttt? ta da! girl from lydia boys from copeland. they are making fantastically beautiful music baby gems.

natalie shared this song with me and i am slightly obsessed with it!

and lastly. my sister and i are working on a cooking blog. dont think this is a "we're so good at cooking we are going to share all of our secrets and recipes and stuff" blog. cause its not. its more of a "we are so flipping bored with cooking the same things for dinner every night and need some peoples recipes" kind of blog. essentially. we just want to make it a blog where everyone who reads it can share recipes they know and love and we can all accumulate a better bigger recipe book. sooo more details on this later!

ahhhh

2010-08-19T15:16:00.000-07:00

GUYS! I have been so bad at blogging. My apologies. So much has been happening the past week and its been crazy busy. BUTTT i have some exciting news! first...i started school today! did i make it to my first class ---no. haha i will have to take in account traffic is horrendous at 7 in the morning but the first day is over! :) yay! but the really exciting news is that i got a new fabulous job as an intern photographer! KARA-the photographer i work for is amazing and I think you all should go check her out below. :)I have a more exciting post on her blog and my pet chameleon is over there so go check it out. But for right now husband just finished his first quarter of med school so its party time! We'll be at baseball games, and salt river, and water parks all weekend! I hope you guys have fun as well!
Here are her sites! love marci
blog.illuminatedmoments.com
illuminatedmoments.com :)
edit--those links dont work for some reason so just type them in as seen and they will come up fine :)

random thoughts of the day.

2010-08-11T08:58:00.000-07:00

--i think im the only one who could actually misspell my own name in my own header. wow. one of those days i suppose.
---i've been jamming to the crimson owls playlist all morning. its glorious. check it out here.
----speaking of music. guess who is seeing jonsi this october. swooon. i recently found out my friend brooke loves jonsi and so we're double dating it. woop woop. anxious to the max.
------i finally got this picture right.
----yesterday we had a doorbell ditcher leave us a grocery sack full of our favorite foods. we have made some amazing friends over here. i think everyone bonds so quickly because we are all in the same position. medical school, living off student loans, debt up to our eyeballs, miss our husbands. that sort of things. i must admit- i'd need to have a baby to completely fit in with our ward. butttt thats not going to happen is it.
---i just received a bunch of this guys art to hang in my house. excited.
--in the next couple days or next week we should be having one of these show up on our doorstep. we're in full preparation mode. they really are high maintenance creatures. (this is actually the father of our future offspring so we hope he inherits the beautiful colors.)
okay i have to go fold whites now! bye.

annemarie anderson

2010-08-09T09:52:00.000-07:00

it was annie's birthday so we went and took pictures. she is basically the best model. so easy to photograph plus we laugh the entire time so it ='s the best time ever. enjoy.

basically im dying

2010-07-30T10:17:00.000-07:00

july 23rd 2010

2010-07-29T10:43:00.001-07:00

the day i turned twenty. here is twenty facts about me.
the basics
1. 5"7
2. 100 lbs. most days
3. green eyes
4. brown hair
5. hot husband.
the not so basic
6. i have scoliosis.
7. i raise pigs
8. i hunt.
9. i've been to around 13 goodwills since moving to arizona.
10. i hate spending money on clothes. basically my parents made me money smart by making me buy my own school clothes once i was in sixth grade and then making me pay for college. so therefore i bought 4 articles of clothing the entire time i was in college and i returned 2. boo ya. that is also why i get a ton of my clothes second hand.
11. i hate fruit desserts. blegh. the only one i can even kinda stand is raspberry cheesecake. you keep the fruit i'll eat the chocolate.
12. i love art. especially photography. i kinda disgust myself with how many hours i spend lusting after photographs. i may even have cried at a few **shhh** they were really just that beautiful.
13. music is my husbands and i world. he plays the drums. it is smexy. i play...uhm. the piano semi and the saxophone. haha. 6th-11th grade band. boo ya.
14. my best friend annie and i were nerds in highschool. in a cool way. in a way where we couldn't ever get anything below an a. we also held ridiculously high moral standards for each other growing up. ask her about the time i held hands with a boy the day before i was 16. im not kidding. super high standards. im so glad we did..and still do. for the strength of youth is bombbb. "would you feel comfortable wearing that if the prophet showed up?"
15. before brian i had never kissed an american boy. they bored me.
16. my husband and i have been friends since i've been 15. i was obsessed with him for like 2 months after i first met him. really. you should have seen some of then notes i wrote my friends. i blush thinking about them.
17. i am built like my brothers...tall and like a stick. im envious of my short perfect amount of curves sisters.
18. Navajo tacos complete me. basically anything Navajo does. annndddd unlike some people i can actually have an excuse for loving it and dressing like it. my dad grew up on the reservation and 2 of my uncles are navajo. cool huh.
19. i look like johnny depp as willy wonka with short hair. seriously.
20......and finally. i suck at blogging. but love you guys. :)

100th post today!

2010-07-22T10:55:00.000-07:00

and my favorite for last. i don't know why i love it. I just do.
so. i've been visiting my family for the past two weeks and I have been getting copies of old family photos to go in my new apt. welp. i thought i'd share a few with you just because they are epic.

my grandparents on their wedding day. doesn't my grandma look like a babe. I wanted to wear her dress to my wedding but she got rid of it after the divorce. poop.

pig farming for us goes way back. apparently.

my grandma is the little baby here and my uncle Rodger is holding the chicken. I'm not sure who the girl holding my grandma is or the older lady...maybe my great great great grandma? anyways. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this photo. its magical to me.

my great great great grandparent. im sure they just landed from denmark or something cause that little old man doesn't look american to me. haha

my great grandpa bishop. isn't he handsome. i think so.

my great grandparents and my grandma holding my mother with my uncle dj looking like a stud. naturally.

mother and uncle. sooo flipping cute. my older sister michelle looks exactly like my mom when she was a baby in this picture.

and my favorite for last. i don't know why i love it. I just do.
i hope you enjoyed this half as much as i did.
PS---I forgot to thank you for all the helpful websites with amazing recipes for me! i really appreciate it!

2010-07-20T06:50:00.000-07:00

white really is the new tan. white really is the new tan. white really is the new tan. white really is the new tan. white really is the new tan. white really is the new tan. if i keep saying it i might actually stop lusting over molly freestones flipping skin.

wedding pictures!

2010-07-14T10:50:00.000-07:00

More to come later on tonight of the reception. :) All pictures were done by Brooke Pehrson.

helppp

2010-07-07T10:11:00.001-07:00

Last summer I got really sick. I am talking like I Marci Bothwell at the age of 18 had to have a colonoscopy sick. It was awful. I lost almost 10 pounds which is a huge deal when you are already underweight. Wellll after many numerous tests and procedures we found that I am allergic to Dairy products and Gluten and a few other random foods. So naturally I was devastated. I LOVE dairy products. Especially milk, but as a good patient I decided to cut some foods out of my eating habits but I also decided I cant just go from all to nothing so I cut out milk. I have been pretty good about this, I mean I still eat it with my cereal but I never have a glass of milk or anything of that sort. But recently the symptoms of last summer have seemed to strike again. This morning I woke up with the worst stomach cramps I have ever had. Seriously I would just hunch over and try to breathe and Brian would just have to sit there and hold my hand. It was awful. And then I realized. I am doing this to myself. I am eating what I know to be bad for me and it's causing me serious pain and other crappy problems. (pun intended) SO today I made a resolution. I am going to try and cut out more dairy products AND try and eat as little Gluten as possible. This is where you come into play. Basically I've never eaten healthy in my life. Ever. So I was wondering if any of you have some amazing recipes or blogs or sites that incorporate a gluten free eating habit. I would really appreciate it. And so would my belly.

Oh and also. I've been married 2 months today. We are pretty much pro at this whole marriaged thing. AND I am getting my wedding photos next weeks so expect an overload of those. :)
THANK YOU AGAIN!

the bachelorette....

2010-07-06T08:57:00.000-07:00

inspired by no sex in the city.
my feelings on this weeks episode of the bachelorette.
1. ali's outfit on her date with roberto is soooo not flattering. super 16 year old status.
2. yum. roberto is such a babe. i cant get over it.
3. has to keep that blanket over her knees so nothing is revealed to the boys...yet.
4. I can't decide if Roberto just naturally has a sexy seductive voice or if he really enhances it when hanging out with the women.
5. in response to brooke lebarons facebook status. no they dont. pretty much have to be drunk throughout this whole process to make it, and make ali seem that resistible.
6. is ali in her pajamas for the 2 on 1 date?
7. "im in a weird place...do you have any wine?" is she turning alcoholic? also..sad to have to be drunk to communicate with those guys.
8. it always confuses me when she says that she isn't conservative because she seems so conservative in all these dates. she loves chivalry in men.
9. Thus far the dates have all been boring. Eating, taking pictures, talking. blegh. where is the excitement.
10. bwahah...she's drunk for sure. no woman would handle the fact that he lives with his parents at the age of 30 that well.
11. when she does this ahhhhh thing and then starts making no sense in her sentences and when her voice starts to sound different. she's drunk. major status.
12. kirk really likes plaid. a lot.
13. i still like him though.
14. why does she always wear a mini skirt and then cover herself up with blankets..is it cold or is she self conscious.
15. i really honestly think that she has no self esteem. "im just worried that i wont be good enough one day" and then the whole stunt with her begging for compliments from roberto at the rose ceremony. Poor thing.
16. chris always has to turn his shirt inside out. haha
17. why doesn't kirk dance with her to this "passionate heartfelt music"
18. i actually like her outfit on the chris date. maybe cause its chill but not pajamas.
19. awww man. the scooter reminds me so much of costa rica. wipe outs happen. trust me.
20. they are so hard to run with a passenger. at first.
21. i like that he was worried about hurting her and thats why he is going slow.
22. im sure they had to close off that street for her to drive on...totally not in the appropriate lines.
23. does she talk through her nose sometimes?
24. chris has crazy helmet hair.
25. ehhh.so does ali i guess.
26. a dentist bracelet. cool. i guess.
27. awkward grass laying position.
28. im hungry.............................
29. i hate rose ceremonies...they bore me. so im going to skip a lot.
sorry.
30. yayyyy! not drawn out.
31. can't decide if i like her dress.....hmmm. feelingS?
32. pooooor ty. but he did wear the ugly necklace.
33. im not even going to comment on jake and vienna. i didnt watch them so i would feel unqualified on saying anything.
what are your feelings on this weeks episode?

actually im going to comment on this jake and vienna thing.
1. are her eyes crazy? like slightly crooked?
2. jake is kinda intense. he seems a little controlling over her in the way he speaks to her.
3. hmm...they both seem crazy to me.
4. bwhahahah...jake is getting jealous of a gay guy. thats sad.
5. she seems 17 years old to me.
6. hahah both are fame whores.
7. poor girl...it would be so hard to talk about what you love in an ex lover.
8. "going to try and kiss me more" since when do guys have a hard time kissing someone.
9. i wonder how ali feels about this? I mean these people hate each other..its pretty much how all of these bachelor/bachelorette relationships end up.
10. okay im done...this couple is ridiculous.
bye!!!!

2010-06-30T08:37:00.000-07:00

basically im going to eclipse tomorrow.....but before you judge me hear me out. brian and i are going through our insurance company, sooooo its like a big party with cool prizes and get this....free refreshments. oh and the movie is free. sooo as a poor poor super in debt college couple. we just couldn't resist. plus we get to hang out with brians parents. :)

in other news...the real question in my life has been-how many otter pops is too many otter pops? i am averaging around 7 a day.(maybe a little more. i've already downed three and its not even 9) heck they are only 25 calories. right? but considering the weather getting hotter and muggier im thinking of upping the count. feelings or other suggestions for a quick cool down? help me people. im a high elevation girl.

speaking of heat today we are tied for 2nd in the hottest place in the world! thats right, our 111 high today is only beat by some place in India. gross right.

the highlight of my day yesterday was receiving a package from TURKEY! you know. where 7.2 million women just googled eye Roberto. i know im guilty. but the contents of the package was even better. Polaroid film! apparently it's a lot cheaper over there or this guy has a huge collection or somethings. anyways it saved me a lot of money. even with shipping.

and in closing i would just like to say....since when has Bruce Springsteen been a babe, because pretty much this album cover has me salivating.

happy weekend.

2010-06-25T09:44:00.000-07:00

itssss the weekend! yay!
This is what will be the soundtrack of my weekend.
our plans are improv night in scottsdale and golden corral for dinner on friday. i love me some date nights. then for saturday we are hanging out with grandma and grandpa botwell and brians parents at the music museum. whoopwhooop.
enjoy the songs. ps it only had one song of jonsi on playlist so i recommend you check out all of their stuff.

ps...i still need to hear from Liz Harring! Email me asap. If I dont hear from you by wednesday. I'll have to draw another winnner. thanks!

GIVEAWAY WINNER!

2010-06-21T12:51:00.001-07:00

I wrote down all the entries in my handy dandy notebook to make sure all had the correct number of entries. Without further adieu .....

LIZ HARRING! Email me at marcinielson@hotmail.com with your address. :) congrats and thanks to everyone for participating. I had so much fun :)
ps..i did have a handy dandy number generator on here but it was being gay and wasn't working but i promise i didn't cheat. ask Brian :)

highlights

2010-06-14T13:38:00.001-07:00

1. finding Polaroid cameras. I screamed in goodwill when i found them. i am so happy to share one with you guys. :)
2. spending all weekend in and out of Goodwill's and salvation army. I could do it everyday.
3. almost completing our record wall. as soon as it's done I'll post a picture. We were pretty ecstatic about finding the most ridiculous of all Elton John Records.
4. having friends over for a breakfast party at 11. i love that all of Brian's best friends are now mine in Arizona too.
5. Brian beating Super Mario 2.
6. Brian finishing that gosh darn puzzle.now i can have my husband back.
(he is handsome)
7. meeting new and wonderful people in our ward. people who let me play with their babies. goshh i love them babies.
8. getting a sneak preview of our wedding photos. they are amazing. thanks brooke!
9. Dancing to Back street boys in our living room resulting in a head collision and someone who we are not mentioning peeing their pants. okay yes. it was me. I peed myself i was laughing so hard.
10. The response we are getting thus far from the giveaway. i may check like every 2 seconds to see if i have any other comments. 22 is record folks. you are all making me so happy i think i will have to do another one soon! I love this.
how was every one's weekend? anything exciting. I hope it was as simple and fun as ours. LOVEEE MARCI :)
ps there are 3 Marci's in our ward. 3!!! i have barely met 3 marci's in my life and now there are 3. Marci, Marcee, and Marcy.

GIVEAWAY!

2010-06-13T20:43:00.000-07:00

Meet Gretchen.
She is a Polaroid. I love her but I also love all of you. Even though I don't have a thousand followers or have even posted a 100 posts. I loveeee the people who do read my blog, therefore, I am doing my firssst giveaway! cheer now. :)
This beauty could be yours. I checked her and she runs like a gem now all you need to do is:
*one entry-comment on this post
*one entry each-blog, facebook or tweet about it and then leave the link.
*one entry-become a follower. :)
leave one comment per entry and then I will announce the winner on June 23rd!

heeelpp.

2010-06-10T17:10:00.000-07:00

hi everyone.
here is something i would like to share.
emusic.com/usb35. go there and get 50 free song downloads! just remember to delete your account in 14 days. I've used it and now i need you help. I need new music to inspire me and you are the ones i come to because i know from every blog i stalk that you all have amazing taste. soo please leave a comment on your favorite band or song or anything.
and go get your free downloads!
love marci

Today

2010-06-08T19:27:00.000-07:00

was one of those days. You know, those ones where you are constantly hurting yourself. Does that happen to you or am I just accident prone? Anyways after stubbing my toe, cutting my pinkie finger, burning my finger, having a slight panic attack over what appeared to be a lost wedding ring at 1 in the morning(it wasn't), banging my head on wall decor, and surely breaking my funny bone I broke down and threw a fit after losing in monopoly. Yes, you heard me. I threw a fit like a three year old. But really must Brian win EVERY game.
Sometimes I wish I could be mad at this boy for just a minute to make me feel better. But really.
I cant.

a list of things i learned to costa rica.

2010-06-02T08:27:00.000-07:00

1. we love costa rica. brian and i decided that we aren't really beach bum kind of people. we like to be adventurous and do a lot of things. thats why we picked costa as our honeymoon vacation. it is so easy for you to plan your whole week of activities in like seriously one hour. really. we did.
2.

massages are like somuchyummy. i've never had one previously to this trip and when we got to have some throughout the week i died. seriously so relaxing and felt soo good. i also learned at the spa that i die in steam rooms. they killll me. i hate them.
3. brian and i are the best iguana chasers ever. im sure the hotel was use to little kids chasing after the iguanas but im not sure about how they felt when they saw brian and i outside every morning chasing and making friends with iguanas. ohwell

4. zip lining through the rain forest was the highlight of my trip. it was sooo much fun and like the most amazing feeling ever. sadly the older couple with us said she had pictures of us so we didn't need to buy some from the group buutt when she emailed them to us it was like us standing on the platform. super lame.
5. the atv guide must not have too many people who have actually rode quads because he was sooo impressed with my ability to lock the breaks when i parked. i only learned that tid bit of info when i was like 5 or something.
6. martha makes good salmon tamales in her small kitchen in the middle of nowhere.

7. surfing makes me sick. like literally. im sitting on my board in the ocean about to throw up. the guide said that people do it all the time. but i for one am not okay with throwing up on a surfboard in the water that im sitting in. so i only surfed two waves. i was content with just swimming as long as i could say i surfed in costa rica.
8.brian is ridiculously good at surfing. like really.
9. uhm. four sloths. all we need to see now is a walrus.
10. white water rafting is fun except for when your newly wed husband almost drowns. when that happens it kinda gives me a heart attack and charlie horses in my toes.
11. scooters are really realllly fun in perfect weather. even more fun in a rainstorm. except when you wreck. which i did. worth it.
12. all the shops in town are exactly the same pretty much. and they are not cheap. actually everything was kinda expensive. but moi beautiful.
13. walking into town from our resort at nightfall is scary and painful and hot.
14. apparently the employees of a spanish speaking only restaurant didnt know the word taco. reallly. all i wanted was a taco.
15. snapper fish isn't really that good. especially prepared like this.

16. Costa rica residents are obsessed with Colorado. they all want to go there. dont worry. i convinced most of them Utah was prettier.
seriously though. it was like the best week ever and im not just saying that because it was our honeymoon and all honeymoonish like. costa is the prettiest place i've ever seen and has sooo many fun things to do. sooo really. look into going sometime.
:)

3

2010-05-25T21:51:00.000-07:00

things that make me terribly happy.
1. i have a husband. who is handsome.

2. i spent a beautiful week in costa rica. seriously. if you have ever considered going there. do. it is beyond amazing. (more info on this later)

3. we saw not one but four sloths. we can die happy.

ps...we have watched all three lord of the ring movies these past two days doing thank you cards. whoooop whooop. what have YOU been up to. seriously. tell me. i've been away from internet far too long.

mooonndday.

2010-05-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

i'll hopefully have the Internet on Monday. cross your fingers. I'm dying.
here is a picture from our bridals/groomals. wedding isn't done yet.
lovee you all.

how to spot a hipster.

2010-04-29T09:18:00.000-07:00

this article was in the uvu newspaper. i died. mostly because i see myself in it. my sad, sad, attempts at trying to be a cool hipster and claiming my uncles native amercian heritage as my own.

How to spot a hipster

◦They deny being a hipster. Hipsters refuse to be labeled as a hipster because being a hipster is suddenly cool and hipsters never want to be cool. The ironic thing is hipsters want nothing but to be cool. They also want to be ironic, which brings me to my next tip …
◦They have ironic tattoos (think cat in a sailor suit inked on their bicep) and ironic t-shirts (think cat in a sailor suit screen printed on their shirt) and ironic pop culture fetishes (I don’t know … Justin Bieber?) and anything else of a satirical nature.
◦Despite being 100 percent Anglo-Saxon, they feel the need to honor their imaginary Native American culture by wearing feathers, beaded dreamcatcher necklaces, fringe leather jackets and overpriced moccasins. All items can be purchased at Urban Outfitters: the original Indian trading post. -written by meghan wiemer.

in other news i can now check a 10 day forecast and see my wedding date. eep. exciting. and the best part is that it's supposed to be sunny and 70 degrees! can you imagine how beautiful that would be. prayyyy that it stays that way considering as i write this post there is snow storm outside. only in monticello. can't help but love this place though.

sometimes..

2010-04-20T19:23:00.000-07:00

i forget how incandescently happy this boy makes me. until he does something like this. i am marrying my best friend and i couldn't be more excited to spend forever with him.
ps..
i need your favorite love songs.
ready set gooo comment!
thank you.
its for a good cause.
well i think a wedding is a good cause. :)

concern of the day.

2010-04-15T08:25:00.000-07:00

can one who looks like this

have 13 of these??!

2010-04-14T08:17:00.000-07:00

i was going to wait until i actually was married to post the new header buttt i couldn't. and the invitations are mostly out anyways. so behold. the new header. drawn by tuesday mourning.
i love it.
even if we do look a little bit like Rudolph.

will it ever stop..yo! i dont know. turn off the lights and i'll glow.

2010-04-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

im sick.
im talking weird sick.
it all started with this awful pain in my neck and now it has slowly moved from my neck to my shoulder joints to my elbows to my wrists. The other weird thing is that its painful to be touched. I don't wanna be touched my anyone or touch anything. I mean even sliding me sleeves up my arms hurt. I need this to be gone tomorrow. I have a two hour final in pilates, a two hour final in yoga, a dance performance next week and the final for my fitness for life. i cannot allow my joints to hurt. therefore. i am going to make a list of all the beautiful things in my life right now to help take my mind off this pain.
1. the next time i get to see Brian i will marry him and he will take me with him. for like ever.
2. i had the most lovely bridal shower this past weekend. it still blows my mind that the bridal shower was for me! im still too surreal about this getting married thing.
3. i didn't have to work today by some miracle.
4. the blossoms are coming in provo which means inspiration for photography. seriously this mud and brown grass was doing nothing for me.
5. i only have 25 more days until im married. :)
thats all for now.

2010-03-31T10:52:00.000-07:00

uhm. okay video overload here it comes.
1.

why yes that is shaq in an owl city music video. hilarious. i think so.
2. "oh man i cheated and im real real sad so im just going to show you all my cool dance moves in this hallways and window and you'll love me again."-jason derulo
i felt like he was real upset. what about you. gag.

3. im not sure the meaning on this song. it might be about being anorexic buttt all i do know is that i love love love it.

4.i saved chalk from the festival of colors and im thinking a photo shoot with this video as my inspiration.

5. please come back to utah or to arizona real real soon. i miss you.

im pretty much obsessed. i luhug my life.

2010-03-27T22:30:00.000-07:00

3 reasons

2010-03-26T21:53:00.001-07:00

3 reasons im excited to marry brian joseph bothwell
1. while in texas he became bored with trying to sell pest control and proceeded to try and sell baby pandas. best story of texas in my opinion.
2. he is done with his skater shoe phase in life. thank the heavens.
3. he watches netflicks movies with me via skype. A Lot. oh and he sends me cookies.
its ruv.
3 reasons i miss annie. my best friend. ever.
1. she cookes for me. like all the time.
2. she is good to talk scripture talk with.
3. she is the most ridiculous person i've ever met and she is my best friend. suckers.
its ruv
3 reasons i really love monti
1. when you go on a walk you stop and talk to every single person you pass.
2. when my car is left on the side of the highway the cops call my dad just to make sure im all right.
3. no matter how much it changes it still feels the same. I can still count on mr. krouskrop hiding in his camper. on sister anderson baking food for someone. on my family playing tripoly, drinking cocomotion and eating donuts and then probably getting in a donut war of sometime. it still feels like home. always.
its ruv
3 reasons why tomorrow is going to be awesome
1. shabby apple at the riverwoods
2. festival of colors
3. festival of colors.
im real real excited.
its ruv

2010-03-24T10:19:00.000-07:00

i cant take credit for finding this one. mr. aaron farrelly posted this on facebook today and i couldn't help but post it.
too funny.
here is original link as well

2010-03-09T21:42:00.000-08:00

let me tell you a story. a story about marci's life. otherwise known as "thats the freakin story of my life."
anywho.
once upon a time marci and brian we're in blanding all dolled up for engagement photos. We had prepared 3 outfits, sunglasses, and nerd glasses for this occasion. we were legit about this sturrf. so we get to blanding and run inside brooke's house (brooke is the photographer) to hurry and grab her and go to the location. welll on our way to leave we realize that yes brian and i had locked our keys in the car with all our our goods for the shoot in it. guess what else it took like 3 hours to get it unlocked. with the help of travis, brookes husband, and 2 police officers. so needless to say we had one half of an outfit for our shoot. but guess what. brooke is the most amazing of all photographers and still got the most amazing shots and iimm so estatic for them.
sooo please first check out this.
and then check out these.
thanks brooke again! they are everything i was hoping for.

ps. all these pictures are copyrighted to brooke. :)

2010-03-04T21:02:00.000-08:00

Just another reason this girl is one of my best friends. her status:
Yujin Um - fall asleep while the superbowl party...slept so so good! I guess BYU won. Awesome~
February 7 at 8:21pm
the comments.
David Johnson
hahahaha yujin byu doesn't play in the superbowl
February 7 at 8:22pm
Yujin Um
Yeah they won!!! wasn't blue team byu?
February 7 at 8:28pm
David Johnson
blue team was colts, and they didn't win (^.^)

Really. Koreans are the best.

tiny tid bits of knowledge and random facts about marci's current life.

2010-03-02T18:09:00.001-08:00

1. today i ran into a boy. a boy who i went on my first date in provo with. a boy who is psycho. see dating post for more information on that. guess how awkward it was. just guess. "wow, you still are beautiful. It's too bad you're all snatched up we would have made such an amazing couple." blahblahblah. uhm dood. first off. you weigh like as much as me, you are as tall as me, and uhm....you're hair is gross. cut it. brian is a google amount times better than you. thaankyou.
2. the other crazy man in my life..aka my english professor faked an orgasm in class today. guess how red my cheeks got. (for your knowledge it was a poem with a written out orgasm but he decided to sound out the poem for us) gross.
3. i dont have a belly button. it sprung a leak soooo i had it removed. i went kyle xy on everyone. luckily. i have a reconstructed masterpiece that really isn't a masterpiece but oh well.
4. bananas are the most reliable fruit to buy. i am not good at picking out fruit. I always somehow get the gross oranges of the flavorless canteloupe. i have found though that as long as a banana is yellow it will taste the same as every other banana. delicious.
5. i have a serious love affair with chili cheese dogs. yes. i will die at the age of 50 because of my eating habits.
6. bbq chips are better with waves. fact.
7. i am emotionally attached to a 20 cent fish from wal-mart. bad idea? most definitely. but he has swam into my heart.
8. i love wearing krystals clothes.
9. i miss playing with christine. tandem bike ride tomorrow?
10. the moment brian fell in love with me was when i upperdecked sizzler. bam. legit.

peeksures.

2010-02-28T20:30:00.000-08:00

here is what i was up to this weekend. enjoy :)

oh my gosh.

2010-02-21T16:39:00.000-08:00

dear justin
please come see this girl
for real. she deserves it.
ps. i hate your music
love marci

what happens in apt 135.

2010-02-19T09:31:00.000-08:00

this week in apt 135 we came to the conclusion that our apartment was being haunted by spirits.
example a: krystal is getting ready and hears a voice to the left of her asking her numerous times "can you hear me?", "can you hear me".
our response to this was krystal is crazy. but it scared her enough to make her cry so we kept those feelings to ourselves and let our friend cuyler bang on the walls trying to beckon the spirit out.
example b: that night at 4 am deena gets up to go potty when she hears the voice. "Can you hear me?" "can you hear me" she runs back into our room tells me but me being half asleep figures i just dream this until i receive word that she really did.
example 3. Dana while getting ready yesterday heard laughing. a baby laughing. heard it numerous times coming from the bathroom.
This was our final straw. WE were going to the bishop to get our apartment blessed or something. We are all freaking out and scared. Then.....
Vickie comes home.
No ghost.
just some stupid scary noise maker the size of a nickle placed inside the bathroom cabinet by her brother to scare us.
Jimmy.
congrats. you succeed. Hilarious. frrigggin hilarious.

i hate coming up with a title so i shall name this post i hate coming up with a title. take that.

2010-02-17T16:51:00.000-08:00

part of knowing marci is knowing that i usually have a 1000 different things running through my brain at once for example right now this is what i am thinking about.
1. how my ex-roommate yujin makes the best potstickers. sorry rooster you can't even compare. yumyumyum.
2. valentine candy and sappy love playlists are really the theme for my day today.
3. im going to sammy's cafe tonight with darling Christine. chocolate shakes will be the death of me one day and im totally okay with that.
4. i dont believe in being a vitamin freak. i'd rather be 80 years old with a fat belly and a happy heart than a skinny one with a healthy sad heart.
5. sometimes the smiths is all i need.
6. most days i really love being 5"7. not today. i wish i was 5"2 so that i could wear every single urban outfitter dress and still be modest. darn these legs.
7. i really wish i was rich so i could snowboard all the time.
8. my fingers are really awkward looking. knobby you could say. like my knees.
9. i need warmth. or a tanning bed. either one.
10. i wanna be vulcan.
11. i think i pee more than most people should.
12. my right ear is having an allergic reaction to something. not sure what considering i dont have my ears pierced but im pretty sure there is something terribly wrong with it.
13. i would really love to sit down at a piano right now and just play. anything.
14. cocoa bean cupcake cafe is catering my reception. yum. come. enjoy a cupcake. :)
15. just like heaven by the cure wont leave my head.
16. my roommate had a ghost visit her this morning. her and cuyler were trying to chase him out of the walls. hilarious? why yes. it was.
17. i just had the best week ever and its amazing how no matter how many times you say goodbye to someone it never gets easier. in fact i believe it gets harder with time.
i love you all. please say hi.

this is pretty much what my weekend has looked like thus far.

2010-02-06T09:59:00.000-08:00

my darling nephew taj. who is a wild man. seriously. he finds trouble everywhere. and my great grandma. 92. wears Indian jewelry. were like soul mates. we are going to church together this sunday. i am stoked to be in like a 90 over ward. helllooo 45 minute passing of the sacrament.

A list about Marci Dawns Life. aahhem.

2010-02-02T19:59:00.000-08:00

List #1. The Crazy list. Things that are making Marci crazy.
1. How I always forget about food while it's cooking. For example. One day Marci spent the day making homemade brownies and put them in the oven to bake for 30 minutes. About 3 hours later I remember them. yum. charcoal brownies are the best. not! example #2. tonight. I put some eggs on the burner and go to find my purse. 13 minutes later i remember my eggs. they became plastic eggs. i could sell them to little kids for their fake kitchen. i am for real.
2. How i bleached my brand new BLACK yoga pants this morning. it broke my little heart. ps. dear yoga teacher can we please do the plow every day. thanks love marci.
3. The fact that even though i say baked potato, fries, vegetables, or rice with that most of the customers at the sizz will ask for mashed. please listen to the words coming out of my mouth. oh and also don't have diarrhea explosions right after i clean the toilet. its really really gross.
4. How 75% of the people i meet in Provo think i have an eating disorder. Thanks for your concern but please don't assume such extreme things. I promise. i eat. probably more than you and your dog combined if i have food.
5. My literature teacher. He is crazy liberal. I don't really care except when he makes me read about lesbian sex and suicide stories. Also he is crazy and says stuff like this "When i feel like i have completed my life and i am ready to pass on i am going to go into the middle of nowhere, strip down till im naked and then kill myself. I will let the animals eat me so therefore i am completing the circle of life." first off. i don't wanna even hear the word naked come out of his mouth. second off letting animals eat you isn't exactly my definition of the circle of life.
Second List. The happy list
1. i am happy because i am wearing my sweet moccasins. They always get me a lot of compliments.
2. I am happy because i get to go snowboarding soon!
3. i am happy because Natalie posted about me in her darling blog.
4. I am happy because on Thursday i am skipping my crazy literature class to go to Annie's class to learn about sex. its going to be awesome.
5. i am happy because Brian is coming in one week.
6. i am happy because my family is coming on Friday!
7. i am happy because i just got done with yoga.
8. i am happy because i received a package from Brian today which included the veggie tales soundtrack and the movie free willy.
9. I am happy because January is gone and over with. Its a cold bitter month here.
10. I am happy because i have the gospel in my life. Seriously without it life would be meaningless.
What driving you crazy or making you insanely happy??

awkward family photos.com

2010-01-26T11:41:00.000-08:00

This site is awesome. seriously i die every single time i get on it. here are a few of my latest favorites.
The Great Outdoors

"Jerry decided to pitch a tent a little early"

Lost in Translation

"how it feels to blend seamlessly into Japanese culture"

Mr. Ed

"Phil never expected that those late night phone calls were coming from the horse"

Green screen

"These sisters have nothing to hide."

The Final Frontier

"This family boldly goes where no family has gone before."

alas...my christmas break in pictures.

2010-01-19T19:31:00.000-08:00

things brian and i are really swell at counting backwards cause im retarded. :)
8. meeting Santa claus. he lives by brian and makes him hold dogs even when he is allergic. i think that puts SANTY on the naughty list. i'm just saying.
7.F-1 racing. we're fast and furious except when brian is not so smart and stops directly in front of me on a corner resulting in a hugee crash and almost getting us kicked off the track. one point brian.
6. tandem bike riding. we ride and sing carols. We may have also been posing people's reindeer in naughty positions. MAYBE.
5. Dancing in the car. Brian has amazing elbow moves while I tend to focus more on my head dancing. Regardless we rock n roll like it aint not thing. Brian can also really good scrunch faces. see photo 5.
4. Eating cupcakes. holy chuff we're good at this. Actually i may be the champ at this game. considering anything sweet must go in large quantities to my stomach or im not satisfied.for example-marci ate 13 crepes for breakfast while brian only ate 10 crepes for breakfast. i win. one point marci. Sprinkles was delicious but sweet tooth fairy bake shop will always be where my heart is.
3.being star trek fans. Brian hasn't actually watched it yet, but i have and am still raving about it. this jacket is dedicated to Spock and the other Vulcans.
2. Holga. i love her. that is all.
1. Making 5,000 holiday cookies. Every year my mom likes to go a little wild with the Christmas cookies. She always insist on doubling or tripling the batch, which then results in hundred of cookies. She then forces us to frost every stinking one. As exhausting as it is, and despite all of my complaining, i love this memory.
Sorry this is so belated, but i felt the need to post something.
love marci
ps. the other day i posted on facebooking asking if anyone wanted to be a model for me this week...it had 22 responses. I felt special. Thanks guys. I love that people like my photos and i love taking them so seriously, lets meet up and take some!
uppdated:
brians little input on the week. :)sorry it's not going to go in order bb.
10) I think it is safe to say that we are both swell at eating food and we'd both succeed in the taste testing business. With you pressuring me, we both guzzled down crawdad meat and mussle. Taaaaste like chicken right? We just didn't have the guts to try the unknown stuffed mushroom. maybe next time.
9) Geography. Your mind is like a map. I like couldn't even stump you and Tiffany with naming which continent the country is in haha. amazing.

2010-01-16T14:00:00.001-08:00

you know you are freakishly small when you buy a wedding dress that is a size zero and has to have it taken in. but for real. i bought a dress. well actually my dad did, and i love it. that's all im going to say about that. :)

idk my bff annie

2010-01-11T20:04:00.000-08:00

okay. really i had a fun day. thanks to this lovely girl and her amazing modeling skills. here is a few shots that i got. :)

meet holga

2010-01-10T10:52:00.000-08:00

these are a few shots i've gotten from my dearest holga. sooo interesting and not what i expected but i love love love them. what do you think?

a few beautiful things

2010-01-06T21:34:00.001-08:00

fact: my power yoga book has a man in a leotard. i laugh to myself every time i see it. it may or may not be becoming a problem.
fact: brian is here in utah. with the flu. sooo while he sleeps i sit on the edge of the couch and watch CSI. 9 episodes total. freak. i didn't even realize i had watched that much.
fact: my roommate's grandparents gave us these yummy cookies or crackers or something. all i know is that they are chuffing good. so i've eaten 15. nbd.
fact: today in pilates all the girls were bragging about this crazy diet they are on where they don't eat sugar or flour and how they've lost all their weight. i wanted to kinda ask tips on how to gain weight but found that maaaay have been inappropriate. darn my awkward mind.
fact: if i get sick tonight. it's going to be the worse throw up ever. sorry. just saying.
ps. did i mention i got towed today. it was awesome. nothing like getting out of the book store to find your car missing. gotta love being 150 dollars poorer.
oh on the bright side. i have this cute marci headband made by taza and i grew a mustache. beat that.

loveee marci

today

2009-12-29T14:16:00.000-08:00

Today I took some pictures. Of Tiffany. Here is a little preview. love marcidawnnie

meerrry christmas

2009-12-25T17:30:00.000-08:00

i had a very merry christmas and i couldn't have done this ------>

without this little beauty.
thanks to my wonderful family.
ohhh and i can't wait to show you my pictures from this beauty

thanks to thee brian bothwell.
i had a wonderful christmas not only with my family but with the Bothwell's. I am so thankful for them and my family in my life. Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you had an equally wonderful holiday season!

My Mom

2009-12-14T11:27:00.000-08:00

This is another reason why my mom is soooo cool.
After trying to get a hold of her 3 times she finally calls me back. After me saying hello i hear this
"who lives in a pineapple under the sea"
me-SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
"absorbent and yellow and porous as he"
me-SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
"if nautical nonsense be something you wish"
me-SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
"then drop to the deck and flop like a fish"
in unision-SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, SPPPONNGEBOBBB SQUAREEPANTS.
i laugh and ask why she started the conversation off with that song-her response.
"ohhh just because i was watching it. Marci..it is sooo funny. Patrick is soo funny."
Moral of the story---my mom watches spongebob and knows the theme song word for word.
ya she is the coolest.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

2009-12-13T19:42:00.000-08:00

This is what i've been up to this weekend.

changges

2009-12-08T18:08:00.000-08:00

hey why not procrastinate a little bit and fix my blog. ohhh and if you read the san juan record the sunflower picture might look a little familiar. nbd. just front page. bwahah. jp. really. im kidding. but seriously.
love you.
oh and ps the music to the left is all dedicated to annemarie anderson. cause i totally stole her playlist. love chu.

finals

2009-12-06T11:49:00.000-08:00

my blog kinda hates me right now,
butttttt i have a huge test on monday and finals in a week so it's going to have to wait. sorryyy for the mismatching.
love marci

reason #573 why i love annemarie anderson

2009-11-30T10:00:00.000-08:00

her ridiculousness
really. i get the best text messages ever, like today for example when i receive this.
"Sometimes boys have no bum and so they try to compensate for that flat bum buy buying expensive jeans with lots of decorations on the back pockets. It doesn't work."
she's my favorite.
by the way guys in expensive jeans is gross---actually most expensive jeans are gross. uhmm.hi. im fine with my 20 dollar jeans and 1.80 white v. thank you very much.

they are who i wanna be when i grow up....fact.

2009-11-29T10:43:00.000-08:00

graham crackers taste real good right now

2009-11-27T20:02:00.000-08:00

hey its my 50th post

2009-11-24T17:30:00.000-08:00

here is pleasure for the ears.
love me.
Surprises
here is a super cool song check it

He is We

and again

(this song is the story of my life)

awkward post of the day

2009-11-24T10:52:00.000-08:00

So, lets talk about dating. Being recently engaged I am so ridiculously happy to not have to play the dating game. Granted some dates are a blast and there is nothing wrong with free food, but then there are always THOSE boys. You know, the weird ones. The one where the debate of free food vs an awkward two hours is presented in your mind. Well just for fun I'm going to post some of my best and worst dates.
BEST DATE GIRLS PLANNED
Not meaning to brag but my friends and I planned one heck of a date for our first date. It was in 2006 obviously and we had all reached the age of 16. Thanks to hookups from awesome friends we were able to plan a kayaking/rafting trip in Moab. We had a group of eight friends and it was so much fun. The river rafting was amazing and about half way down the river we found a huge mud hole in which we played in for hours. We then returned to a resort and showered and sat in the hot tub and ate pizza. Ridiculous amounts of fun.
BEST DATE BOYS PLANNED
All I'm saying is that Mesa boys know how to plan a date. The best date I probably went on was with thee Brian Bothwell. It was a group date which took place in Manti. Aaron and Pilar, Shane and Annie, and Brian and I all dressed up in couple themes. Aaron and Pilar were the nerds, Shane and Annie were the indians, and Brian and I were the emo's (we played it well). The date was a competition date against the other couples. It included a series of games. Indian hunter, egg toss and egg dye, math facts, spelling bee, twister. The overall winner was Shane Cody and Annie Anderson. Ummagumma then cooked us the most delicious dinner. It was seriously the best date ever.
Now for the fun ones
MOST POTENTIALLY AWKWARD DATE
Last Thanksgiving I went on a date with a guy who had previously gone on dates with my older sister. He is from Chicago and comes to visit his grandpa for the holidays so, he had been on a few dates with my sister before they both graduated high school. Almost 4 years later he was back visiting again when I was asked out. I thought it was quite hilarious and could be super awkward considering he had dated my sister but instead it was lots of fun. A double date with his friend from Seattle and my friend Becky turned out to be a serious laugh fest. These boys were ridiculous.
GOOD DATE IDEA GONE BAD
My senior year a junior set me up with his older brother who had graduated the previous year. It was a double date and we were going to go horse back riding and then have a cook out. I love horse back riding and was super excited. We get out on the horses finally and head out. Instead of the boys actually talking to us or making conversation they spent their time making a billion inside jokes with each other and throwing sticks at us. Yes i said sticks. Mature right? Finally we get off the horses so I thought there would be a little more interaction with each other on the hike. Instead we spent the time in the dark without flashlights hiking on the stupid mountain while the boys ran off and tried to scare us ever five minutes. They should have not ever asked us out and just gone on a date with each other. really.
SUPER STALKER DATE
My first day in Provo I get asked out my Kostia. My first college date. He originally asked me out for coffee so I informed him I was LDS so he changed it to hot chocolate. He seemed really nice and so I was excited. The date was fine and the conversation was good at the hot chocolate place. He loves music and so do I so we had a lot to talk about. We then decide to walk around BYU campus. As were walking around we sit on this bench by a fountain he then proceeds to ask him if he can rest his head in my lap and I can play with his hair. WHAT THE CHUFF? Uhm...no thanks. Keep your head away from me. So I after I say no it feels super awkward so we start walking back to the cars. He then proceeds to try and kiss me which i dodge and hurry and drive off as fast as I can. It doesn't stop here. He texts me for a month straight about how we would be the cutest couple in Provo and how beautiful I am and how we have so much in common and how he can't wait till our first kiss. I never texted this boy back but the texts cam coming Boys: never ever text a girl about how you will be such a cute couple after a first date and after she says she isn't interested its sick.
MOST SKETCH BOY
My first semester in college I took a dating and courtship institute class (yes you may laugh out loud now). The teacher's son was in the class and asked me out a few times. (yes i dated the teacher of dating and courtships son...laugh harder)He was a lot of fun so I wasn't against going out with him but I really wasn't interested in dating him seriously. Just a fun person to hang out with. Right before Christmas break we went hot tubing and then went our separate ways for the Holiday break. When I got back for the next semester he was engaged. I nearly died of laughter. Apparently he had a girlfriend going to BYU-I the whole time. I felt awful for the girl because i would be irate if my boyfriend had done that but needless to say I never talked to him again. Only in Provo, Utah.

Here are some of my date stories what are some of YOURS?

only 32 days till christmas

2009-11-23T13:00:00.000-08:00

dear santa,
i've been real good this year.
plus---my room is currently spotless.
here is little tiny idea what would bring a smile to my face.
it has my name written all over it.
literally.
love marci
ps. taza, thanks for being a rockstar.

fact

2009-11-19T19:16:00.001-08:00

while almost every single girl in this world will be attending new moon tonight, i will be throwing up in disgust. let it be known to the world that i marci dawn nielson hate twilight.
and i think edward seems like a psycho stalker obsessive boyfriend.

da story

2009-11-13T15:26:00.000-08:00

So my dearest friend Annie, is the number one trickster in the world. You would think that you could trust a true friend in this day and age. but no. On Monday of this week, she connived against me. Her, under the direction of my boyfriend, picked up my ring in provottown. All of this being unknown to me. So, on Tuesday night annie calls me up and asks if I could bring home a package for her family. Apparently Dallin had some clothes that needed delivered for the school play. Tuesday night I picked up the package for Dallin and headed home on Wednesday. Brian and I spent a wonderful day together on Wednesday and later that evening informed me that he was going to take me out on that date he asked me on (a month prior) the following day, but i couldn't know what we would be doing. So on Thursday morning we got up really, really early to enjoy pancakes with the family and then get ready for our date. He finally informed me that on our date i would need a jacket(it was real cold), a sack lunch, and a camera. Part of the date would be a photography contest to see who could take the best picture. So around 11 we departed. Our first stop-the baseball fields. The baseball fields were the first place we met, and also batting cages were our first date activity, so we competed in a home run derby. In which i schooled him. of course. :) We then left and went to the store to pick up our lunchables ( my favorite) and to get gas. He then started driving south. He finally informed me half way to Blanding that we were going to gooseneck park. I was sooo excited. It's gorgeous there. THis is where i got the first hint that he might propose. on the way down we stopped in bluff at the twin rock cafe, where he ran inside and reemerged with two sacks. One carrying a dream catcher kit and another one was apparently a "Christmas present". I didn't think much of it. We stopped and played around at the bluff memorial site and saw the cabins he built with his grandpa. AFter the site we finally travelled down to gooseneck. It was sooo gorgeous and we took so many pictures. We ate, and made the dream catcher and had a lot of fun. There were so many opportunities for him to ask me to marry him but he never took any-so when he said that it was time to go and how that was such a fun date and blah blah blah. I was kinda somewhat heartbroken. Thinking for sure i would have to wait to December. So on the drive home i'm just quiet, not saying much cause my heart was crushed when he pulled off in the middle of nowhere. So we pull off the side of the road to this really really pretty place. He informs me its coloring time. So he starts drawing and coloring, and im taking pictures of random things and watching him color. (i used all my paper on the way down :))So he finally finishes his picture and turns to me and asks if i want my Christmas present. OF COURSE! So he has me stand up to come look at it. Inside is a jewelry box-still doesn't register. I was thinking there was no way he got my ring inside the cafe so it must be turquoise. So, he pops open the box and there is a ring!!!!!! so of courseeee i am freaking out. He gets down on one knee and asks me to marry him. i screamed yes and then he put on the ring. uhmmmmm that ring is gorgeous. I still can't stop staring at it. DREAM RING! So after freaking out for a bit this tourist van pulls up next to us and we ask them if they could take some pictures of us as a newly engaged couple. They loved it. I can't wait to go talk to my mom so we get back into the car and he explains the trickiest thing ever. He informs me that i have had my ring longer than he has...."say whaaa". apparently that little box annie needed me to deliver wasn't really a costume. It was my ring. So fact: i brought my own ring from provo to monticello without any idea whatsoever. Those two are tricksters. Thanksss annie love for doing that though. you're good my dear. Oh and sister anderson. you are amazing as well for being in on it. So the proposal was perfect. I am so glad we did it in the middle of nowhere in this gorgeous gorgeous area. It was everything I had hoped for. Soooo now i need to plan a wedding. uhmm..help?! i'm not good at things like this. Soooo, please any cool idea. Share. :)
ps...one of my bestest friends molly blogged about our little story. it's super cute. check it out here. she's da best.

nuff said. actually thats a lie. i'll post the FULL story tomorrow

2009-11-12T19:48:00.000-08:00

yaaaa i know right. awesome.

A little loving for your eyes..

2009-11-09T20:57:00.000-08:00

heres a little something i've been having fun with.
oh how i love photography.
love me.

oh and one last thing..

2009-11-05T11:56:00.000-08:00

my friend molly's blog post cracked/creeped me out. seriously boys. don't do this. it doesn't work. ever. http://madisonandmolly.blogspot.com/2009/10/myspace-kills.html

Hola, mi nombre es Marci y estoy muy fluido en español.

2009-11-05T11:44:00.000-08:00

This was written on my family blog..im lazy and thus i copy and pasted. love chu tooooo.
Hola familia,
This week has been exciting thusss far. Work all weekend will surely turn this exciting to drab very soon. The highlights from my week have been with dear Annie. On Tuesday night I was sitting at home debating on whether I should do homework or not when all the sudden the most joyous thought popped into my head. I had a fabulous coupon for a free hot chocolate at someeee cafe place in provo. So, I called up Annie and we were off. We found the place next to my old house-da branbury. To our surprise and delight, it was ALL in spanish. Beautiful right. So here we were, two of the most albino girls in the world in this mexican cafe. So we order our hot chocolate which contains-hot chocolate, a scoop of ice cream, marshmallows, whipped cream, caramel and chocolate syrup. HELLLOO- fact. We whitey's just don't make hot chocolate like those latino's. delicioso. So, after we down our cup of joy not joe we head outside only to our surprise to find a mexican grocery store. uhm. yes please. Off we went. As soon as we stepped in the store we knew we were in for a treat. It was like walking in mexico. We wander for a good thirty minutes taking in all the foods, and all the smells (and let me tell you what-there were A LOT of smells). We are about to finish as we walk into the produce aisle, and there she be. The BIGGEST avocado of all time. So of course, could we resist? No. So we purchased the big bertha. In case you were wondering-No, our cashier did not speak english. After our purchase we head back to my house to be domestic like and make guacamole. To our dismay, apparently you have to have more than just an avocado. Blegh..who cares. We squished the avacado with our hands and then added five pounds of salt. Good??? H. No. Sick to the nast. So our guacamole was an epic failure-our night? An epic success.
fin.

ps. why yes, i did edit the photo. so what im obsessed.

happy halloween

2009-11-02T20:42:00.000-08:00

this year i worked at the great establishment- sizzz... sooo of course in an effort to make things a little more fun i dressed up. I of course didn't want to buy anything for a night of work so i just used my own clothes. I was a 1920's girl. Most people guessed flapper but i thought my dress was not flapper-ish at all. After work i spent the evening with my dearest annie and played games with a group of people, had a random dance party in the parking lot, and enjoyed free taco's from taco bell. go us. :) here are a few pictures.

sorry..more will come later of my co-workers and such.

my life is average favorites of the day

2009-10-28T21:09:00.000-07:00

Today, my 7 year old niece came over to show me her Halloween costume. She was dressed in a bee costume with a ghost costume on top of it. I asked her what she was supposed to be. Her response? " A boo-bee!" That kid will do great things. MLIA

Today I was swimming and saw a scar on my ribs so I called my mum to ask her if she knew anything about it. Apparently, I was attacked by a giant sheep when I was four. Why my parents felt the need to keep this from me I do not know. MLIA

Today, while being exceptionally bored I typed in "Fo" to see what suggestions came up. One was "fo' shizzle my nizzle". Intrigued I clicked on it to find this: "fo shizzle ma nizzle" is a bastardization of "fo' sheezy mah neezy" which is a bastardization of "for sure mah nigga" which is a bastdardization of "I concur with you whole heartedly my African american brother". This made my day. MLIA

Yesterday at school a guy asked me out and I turned him down saying I would only go out with Darth Vader. I was about to say I was joking but he turned and walked away with out a word. Today as I left my first period classroom there was the guy in full Darth Vader costume and two light sabers. He handed one to me saying in a deep voice 'Will you go out with me?' Actually, I think I'll marry him. MLIA

Today I texted my friend asking "WHEN I TYPE LIKE THIS DOES THE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD YELL?" She said yes. MLIA

I love this world. ohhh...and this site.

dj daughn

2009-10-25T16:24:00.000-07:00

my roommate is making out with her boyfriend on the couch.
i am in the kitchen.
secretly coordinating music to match their love fest.
they can thank me later.

little letters of love

2009-10-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

dear chief,
thank you for being an amazing teacher.
thank you for smiling even though you lost your son.
thank you for learning all 50 names in your class. it really does mean a lot.
thank you for shaking each and everyone of our hands on our way out.
thank you for being passionate about what you do.
thank you bringing history to life.
thank you for your hilarious jokes.
thank you for being a passionate politician. i love party politics too.
sincerely yours
marci nielson

dear education building,
i really really like the fact that you smell like spaghettio's today.
i know what im having for lunch.
love marci

dear school counselor,
you da best. thank you for sharing the fact that i am 2 classes away from graduation.
love marci

dear next semester,
you are going to be da best.
love marci

dear nienie,
i love your blog. really.
you really put the world into perspective.
love marci

dear rockstar,
i love your blog too. really i love your fashion sense.
but why do you sometimes dress immodest. it makes me real sad.
don't worry i will still read you, and love you, and envy you.
love marci

dear car,
we need a roadtrip.
love marci

dear motivation,
please come back. why do you always leave at the half way mark. really 8 more weeks. we can do it.
love marci

Can't Touch This.....say whhaaaa?

2009-10-21T10:57:00.000-07:00

seriously. im dying. this guy made my morning. luh him. luh this.

ohhhh but wait. there is more.

ohhhh and this one. just for your pure enjoyment. kids close your eyes.

have a wonderful day!

oh heyyyy look.

2009-10-19T12:29:00.000-07:00

FACT: i have the prettiest friends. here are a few.
1. Annemarie Anderson

hi best friend. you look really really good as an indian. just a shade darker skin and i would be fooled. darn our albino-ism. you are really smart and love the gospel sooo much and always send me good quotes and and and are really funny and are a man seducer. unintentional of course. poor things. and you dress real good and are really good at finding deals.
AND i love you.
2. Miss Molly Freestone

dear miss molly.
i really like this picture of you. apparently so does facebook world judging by the five bajillion comments on it. anyways. misss molly. i miss our days of pharmacy work together. it was fun to pass secret notes about skanks who worked in the back. eww. oh and i miss your pink sunglasses you used to wear lots that summer. you are really really good at dressing yourself. like hey im molly and its a fact that i have the best fashion sense ever. jealous=marci. also i love your comments in sunday school. especially ones about tithing. i have never ever laughed so hard in church than on that day. i also love how your really good friends with an 8 year old in monticello. like do each other hairs friends. im jealous. come to provo. i will do your hair and we can make indie headbands and 80's dance.
love marci
3. Pilwaarr Shumway

dear pilar.
remember how we hated each other in highschool. ha. good times. now you da best. im glad we have institute togethers and classes at somewhat the same time. im glad that you always have candies for me. its beautiful. really you are funnneeee. remember when you thought alaska was and island. bah. good times. you and me my dear will always have the sizzzzzzzzz.
love me.

butter and sour cream?

2009-10-19T12:21:00.000-07:00

welp.
i have the swine flu.
it happened.
its kinda disappointing considering i decided in my mind like a week ago that i wasnt going to get sick. i thought your brain was powerful enough to control that. apparently mine isn't. (go marci) OHHH and also another little prevention tip that didn't work so swell was the acutal vaccination. brian and i had a bonding experience of getting our shots together.
dear sjhs.
your shot didn't work.
better luck next year.
love me.
im really not this upset. i just felt like being dramatic for .2 seconds. im done.
in other happy news. because im somewhat sick guess what i work at sizzler??
monday-no work. yesh thats right no work.
wednesday-4-8
saturday-5-9 as a greeter!!!!! that means i get to hold open the door for people and say wellllp hello. welcome to the siz. aka senior citizen home. would you like to try our 2 stk dinners for 10.98? ohhhh and even though its a really really good deal i betcha you are going to complain about it. guaranteed. and so let me remind you. the senior meal is cheaper. just go with that one.

2009-10-10T12:53:00.000-07:00

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2009-10-09T21:52:00.000-07:00

35 hour week at sizzler

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7 assignments to do this weekend in astronomy

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4 assignments to do in math

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lack of sleep

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this. its amazing i still have friends.

beauty.

2009-10-05T12:17:00.000-07:00

it was a good weekend.
highlights
1. conference
2. color me mine
3. carving pumpkins
4. calzones at annie's
5. seeing my breath every morning
6. movies till 3
7. talking till 5 in the morning
8. stans diner
9. walks in the pouring rain
10.oh and this boy being here. this is my favorite. in case you were wondering. i really really like him.

**picture taken right before it decided to pour down on us**

conference is almost here!!

2009-09-28T12:10:00.001-07:00

A few reasons why my soul is real glad.
1. Annie had this quote on her blog and i seriously CANNOT get enough of it. Its like the ultimate motto for every girl out there. Love you annie.
"A womens heart should be so lost in God that a man must seek him in order to find her."
2. "To every man there comes that special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a special thing unique to them...What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour."-Winston Churchill
Two weeks ago in my institute class they told the story of a young man who came home from a date where things that shouldn't have been done were done. Upon arriving home is mother ran out to greet him...his younger sister had been hurt and the ambulance was on its way. The mother who was not a member begged him to give her a blessing. Since the activities of that night were not in order with God he was unable. He ran and found a LDS neighbor who administered a priesthood blessing to the little girl. The little girl was fine but the son lost not only the chance to help his sister who needed him but a missionary lesson for the whole family on the priesthood ordinances. Always live your life in way is in compliance with God's plan.
3. "Our willingness to take upon us the name of Christ and keep His commandments requires a degree of faith, but as we honor our covenants, that faith expands. In the first place the promised fruits of obedience become evident, which confirms our faith. Secondly, the Spirit communicates God's pleasure and we feel secure in His continued blessing and help. Thirdly, come what may, we can face life with hope and equanimity, knowing that we will succeed in the end because we have God's promise to us individually, by name, and we know he cannot lie." -Elder D. Todd Christofferson
4. "We Are Doing a Great Work and Cannot Come Down." Raise your behavior to meet your standards....Not lower your standards to meet your behavior.
5. Shout out to the Priesthood-
"Now, later in your life you will be a father-a priesthood father. What you have learned in your priesthood service as you helped others away from sadness and toward happiness will give you the power you will need and want. Years of being responsible for the souls of men will prepare you for helping and protecting your family, whom you will love more than you can ever imagine in your youth. You will know how to lead them with priesthood power to safety." Elder Eyring
6. "God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." -The apostle Paul
As you can see I've been rereading all the talks from last general conference in preparation for this one. It's amazing how much divine inspiration there is in these talks. EVERY word has meaning. I love it.
a few other things besides the ensign.
7. I'm picking Brian up on Thursday! Finally. It's been a long month.
8. Almost getting arrested with Tiffany for doing sidewalk chalk art at UVU-and i quote. "Girls, I could arrest you right now for vandalism and I can guarantee you both would be expelled!" My thoughts-"go ahead and arrest me. but if i get expelled im going to die! goodbye full ride, goodbye housing, goodbye Provo, hello CEU."
really though its quite hilarious-now. Oh and also jamming hardcore with Tiffany to 80's rock. cause its kinda the best. Thanks Tif, sorry I got you in trouble.
9. My roommates. Seriously. I got blessed with 5 of the coolest girls i know. I've been so lucky with moving in with strangers both times. Really, if you are thinking of moving out, move into BYU housing with just strangers. You will be introduced to five new girls and five new girls friends which ='s tons of fun.
10. Last but not least-getting the new Dan Brown book for 50% off. Go Marci. Yes, i am practicing insane self-control to notjust curl up in a ball and not move until its finished. I started it the other night. I'll probably finish it tomorrow.

i apologize for this posts topic of discussion.

2009-09-23T20:16:00.000-07:00

sooo..my apt isn't exactly what you would call posh, or hip, or trendy, or even nice for that matter. butttt it's cheap and living with poor people like yourself is way more fun then living with rich students. (really how is there such a thing) anyways...so lately my showers have kinda been as followed-
1. me singing in the shower...lately to sigur rose. but only the la'la'la's and an occasional phrase i try to say in another language. get alll cleans. washing my hair. relaxing. *im a really awful singer here*
2. awwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!! my shower has just defied every rule ever. there is liquid ice coming from the head. yes, you heard me liquid ice. cause im pretty sure that water is below freezing. *i slightly die in shower here*
2. phewwwwww...warm water back. back to singing.
3. hollyyyyyyy poooop face. fire water just came upon me. why yes. i do have 3rd degree burns all over me. *i completely die in shower here*
4. me boycotting the whole shower thing to go tend to my stinking 3rd probably 4th if there was such a thing burns. *i have greasy conditioner hair here*
let me tell you what-liquid ice and 3rd degree burns make showers sucktastic.
oh and especially if the shower head is ridiculously low and if crammed up against my head in the first place. really! im only 5"7! common.
other than that i really love the place. its really quite hilarious. i shall post pictures soon.