BL Audition Video

Getting this made has been a HUGE production and you wouldn't be viewing this video without the talented editing styles of my sweet, talented, caring and angel Angie Pectol Sullivan!!

Anyone that knows Ang knows that she is one of the most supportive and caring people you will ever meet. When the editor I was planning on using dropped out on Sunday I was SOOOO sad that I after all the time I took of my cousin Kylie's as she filmed and all the people who agreed to say something, my dreams of my best effort to getting on the biggest loser looked as though they were not going to happen.

In comes Ang! A mother of 3 busy girls she took a time out of life to make this video happen. Not only the audition video, but this blog video, and a charming case complete with cover that I will take a picture of when I get it. Ang, sacrificed hours away from her normal routine because she knew that this was important to me and she BELIEVES IN ME!

Thank you to Angie for Editing and adding music and keeping such a great flow, Kylie for the hours she spent filming and Meems for inspiring me that I CAN DO IT, and Mom and Pat for your straight from the heart tributes. I LOVE YOU ALL SOOOO MUCH!

Since getting word that I didn't make the show.. I decided to repost this so that you could all see the starting of my Biggest Loser Journey

Friends Blogging about little ole' me?

Since I use my blog as a journal to myself as well, I had to post this blog entry that was written about me on my friend Em's blog! Thanks Em for loving me and honoring me.

Monday, March 16, 2009

my favorite plus size barbie

So, I know this girl, Meg, who's fabulous and amazing, and who I love, and I just spent an hour or so cyber-stalking her on Blogger and facebook. Anyway these, are her favorite quotes that she has on facebook, and they are now my favorite quotes for the evening, and I'm posting them in honor of feeling lifted and inspired by all of Meg's writings.

Yay Meg.

**It's okay to have a bad day, not a bad life!
**Fat people are harder to kidnap!
**Sometimes you have to trade something we want, for something we want
more!
**Girls, lock your cupboards and stop letting the freeloaders in!

There will be days so dreadful that you may regret ever getting out of bed,
and there will be days so beautiful that you'll wish they would never end. You
can make something good and valuable out of all of them.Some people you meet
will make you instantly feel that you've known them for years. Others you meet
may make you want to get as far away from them as quickly as you can.All kinds
of people are equally worthy of your kindness, respect and consideration, and
have their own valuable gifts to offer. Remind yourself often of that.There will
be stretches of time when you'll feel you can't get anything right, and there
will be periods when everything you touch seems to turn to gold. Don't allow
either extreme to get the best of you or to compromise your precious
integrity.You'll experience times of boundless joy, and moments of overwhelming
frustration. You'll discover places of extraordinary beauty, and regions of
terrifying ugliness.Through it all, remember that whatever you may encounter is
virtually insignificant when compared with what you choose to do with it. Always
choose the best response, no matter what comes your way, and each day you'll
rise a little higher than you were the day before.-- Ralph Marston

I was so honored that my sweet Em would post these things that she has learned from me! Of course they are things I love, but someone else has said them first! But I am SOOO glad to be her favorite plus sized barbie!!

Em, you are a shining light to everyone that you come in contact with! You have wisdom beyond your years and I have and always will adore you! I loved our magical BYU team summer we spent at EFY! You were always so on top of everything and kept us all going and laughing! You are a true woman of GOD!

Thanks for spending time with me on my blog and facebook tonight. It means the world to me that as busy as a mother can be, you chose to spend time learning about me and my life! Love you always!

*** EXTRA SNIPPET*** If you wonder where the Fat people are harder to kidnap saying comes from.. it is from a YOU TUBE video I saw and nearly died laughing. It is a Marriott commercial from Singapore and I thought it was clever.... It is a good laugh. a disclaimer... I have heard from others when I post You tube videos that if you click on other videos that pop up they aren't very appropriate. So don't go searching You tube off this video link.. just watch this video... happy laughing

TAGGED TUESDAY: QUIRKS

This the first time that I have been "tagged" in a post and weirdly I am way excited about it! Everyone knows that I LOVE peoples quirks. To me, quirks are endearing and I love to watch the random things that make people tick.

My cousin Jamie tagged me this and I am ashamed to admit that while I figured out my QUIRKS I am pretty sure they all have to do with OCD. Oh well, you gotta embrace who you are, right?

I'm supposed to list 6 "quirky" things about myself. So, here it goes:

1. Dish unloading and loading

I am so perticular when it comes to how the dishes are done. They need to be lined in the dishwasher a certain way (cups down either side, bowls down the middle of the top. Pots and pans, cutting boards, and plates on the bottom). If I open up my dishwasher and things are shoved in there, I will be the first to re-organize. Who re-organizes dirty dishes?! ME!. Also unloading. I hate when people unload just to do it. What happened to if you do it, do it right?! Why would you put dishes that are still wet and stack them into each other in the cabinet, that is just gross! GERMS! I have to dry all the dishes that are moist and there is a specific plae in each drawer for a certain genre of dish! I will be the first to re-organize a drawer, cupboard etc!

2. Bedding

I would be a liar if I didn't admit that one of my BIGGEST quirks is my bed, or any bed for that matter! I think it is a cardinal sin to sit or lay on an already made bed! Pretty much NOTHING drives me battier! I think it is due to the case that my YW Kelly Stayner helped me PU my very first themed bedroom set and taught me that you should NEVER use your comforter top for anything but decor. If you want to lay down, you should roll it down before positioning yourself on it. She told me that the oils on your body will make it dirty and it will last a lifetime if you don't EVER let anyone sit on it while it is made. Sitting or laying on a made bed to me is like scratching a chalk board! :)

3. Organization containers and Labels

I am a sucker for organization. I think I pretty much own everything that allows you to have an organized space. My roomies experience this a lot. I even have labels on shelves in the freezer (gave each of them their own compartments)refrigeratorbread drawer, cupboards etc.

I would have to admit that I get a lot of grief for my femine products organizer (see the pic below for a laugh at my quirk) I defend myself by saying that it is in my guest bathroom and what if someone has "emergency needs" they will open the cupboard and know EXACTLY where to go! (Always the Mother hen).

My favorites are probably my shoe organizers (which as you can see.. I have many!)

4. Cleaning:My Favorite Spray

So there are 2 quirks that I have when it comes to cleaning. The first would have to be that I can't clean ANYTHING without my favorite SPRAYAWAY brand spray available ONLY at Costco. You get 4 cans for like $8.00. I use it on my granite counter tops, stove top, windows and glass, tv, shelves, stainless steel, pretty much EVERYTHING but wood! If you tried it, you too would be addicted!

The next would be my cleaning order. My Mom will be the first to make fun of this quirk. When a room really needs to be clean, I will start in a cupboard or closet first before anything on the floor etc. If your closet or cupboard is in order, I believe that the rest goes into place so easily!

5. Laundry: OCD to the max!

I am SOOO particular with my laundry! I would NEVER mix anything that isn't the same hue. My whites will be washed on HOT. My lights (pastels) will be washed on warm/cold. And my darks will be washed on cold/cold. The only things that I ever dry are underware and socks, undershirts, pajamas and towels and sheets. The rest get hung to dry or laid on drying racks.
The other thing is that I am really picky how my underware and undershirts are stored. They are always rolled and placed in piles and baskets. I can't wear them from a laundry basket, they have to be organized. I know I am weird!

And last but definately not least... drum roll please...........

6. Eating Habits

This is something that gets commented on everytime I go out with people. I apparenly have weird ways that I eat things.

Let's start by talking about the Cafe Rio salad. I eat this salad from the outside in. I guess I compartamentalize the lettuce to one side of my salad till there is a perfect line. It gets commented on a lot!

Next would be fast foods. If I get a combo at Wendy's, I will always eat the fries first and save the sandwhich for last. What good are cold fries?

Cereal. Have I told you that I hate milk?! well I do but what is cereal without milk? So I will pour in the milk to wetten the cereal then as I eat it I will skim all the cereal off the top to get rid of the milk.

Ice cream. I can't eat it unless it is solid. If it get's too milky then it is just milk and must be destroyed!

And lastly would be bread. If it isn't new and soft I can't eat it as a sandwhich. It has to feel soft to work for me. However I can use it for toast, french toast, or grilled sandwhich.

Now that you know a little to well how quirky I am.. will you still be my friend?! I figure that I can tag 6 people since I had to come up with 6 quirks. Today I am going to tag, read my Stephanie Martinez, Angie Sullivan, ERO, Amy Jensen, Val Clegg and Jessica Nye cause I know they actually blogs.