Broken Glasses

Last December, my glasses fell off my head and landed on a backpack
2.5 feet away... and snapped in half. I was shocked and extremely
sad. Those glasses had lasted me 3.5 years and had been through a lot
with me... and then they died.

I was sad.

Summer in Provo

This post is a bit late, but it has some good pictures from the end of Summer.

My sister has taken pictures with every set of roommates she's ever had. So at her insistence, we took roommate pictures.

Charlene (bottom center) was our adopted roommate. She didn't have any roommates, really, and our fourth roommate was living at home and was really busy. So Charlene adopted us. Or we adopted her. Basically, she lived in our apt. We even had sleepovers!

L to R: Charlene, Heather, Michelle, Eve

Heather and I in our nice new shirts that we bought from a story called Cozy in Provo. We love the shirts! This picture is from our cousin Trina's wedding.

On our way back to Provo from Trina's reception, our cousin JD flew in from basic training. His parents had just picked him up from the airport, so we met them just off a freeway exit. I was so happy to be able to see JD! Heather and I left for Washington the next morning, and I'm staying up here, and JD is going to be going to Missouri for more military training, so it might be a while before I get to see him again.

Real Band

I joined a band this summer! Surprise! I never thought I'd join a rock band of any sort at any point in my life, but then my friends decided that it would be fun, and I realized that it would be. We were very informal, just playing asking to play "real band" whenever we wanted to. We called it real band to distinguish it from another favorite game, Rock Band. Scott owned most of the instruments, and he bought a really nice PA system, and so we had all we needed to give a rocking performance!

The band decided to go early 90's with their styling, but decided that I, the token girl, should go 80's. So I did. And I looked awesome! Side ponytail, bright colored makeup and clothes, and of course, the off-the-shoulder look :)

L to R: PJ (bass), Jeff (guitar), Nick (vocals), Scott (guitar), Michelle (keyboard), Jon (drums)

My sister recorded a video of our performance. However, the only copy is on facebook, so you have to have an account (and maybe be my friend) to see it. But most of you reading this have both, so it doesn't matter much. But when I get around to it, I'll post the video here. We sound pretty good! ;)

And it should be noted that during our performance, the cops got called. Apparently somebody didn't appreciate our music, and so they called the police instead of asking us to turn down. Turns out it's illegal to have an amp outside without a concert permit. We were just having an open mic night for our ward FHE activity (a monday-night activity we have with our church). It was kind of funny, but it was okay because we were done playing before the police got there. Everyone else just had to be ridiculously quiet.

My chemistry study buddies

These is a self-portrait that Jordan and Curtis took of themselves
when I left my phone unattended for just a tiny bit of time. We were
in the computer lab where we did a lot of our studying. These two
boys were my best friends, but the one on the left (Jordan) had to go
and get married (see post: "My best friend's wedding").

Baby Orden again

This picture was just too adorable. I couldn't resist posting it. :)

Babysitting Baby Orden

There's this cute little guy that I watch and play with all the time.
His name is Orden and he is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. I thought I'd put up
some of the pictures from my cell phone that I've taken of him. They
are in order from youngest Orden to oldest Orden (today).

This is Orden when he was just a month old. He's sleeping/drooling on me.

This was sometime during the winter. After Orden went to Brazil to visit his grandparents. When he got back, he didn't remember me and was old enough to cry about it. He got over it quickly (I gave him food :)

Sometime this spring. I think when we went to St. George for Keith and Sara's wedding. Orden is so big! He can drink out of a big people cup!

And Orden, sleeping on my shoulder again. I love this kid.

Orden decided to try his luck at my single's ward BBQ. He was easily the most popular fellow there. And he had a blast! He laughed so hard and giggled so much that I knew he'd crash hard when we got home (he did).

Yum! Michelle's Phone! (That's what he's thinking in this picture.)

This is how I check to see if he's asleep when I'm holding him. I don't want to move him until he's solidly asleep, so I take pictures of him with my phone to see if he's just sitting and staring or if he's sleeping.

Bath time! He thought the running water was so cool.

And today, on the swing. Look at that adorable smile! And his happy giggle. (You can't hear it here, but you can see the giggle on his face. Trust me, it's a happy one.)

Marketing Analytics - What are they?

So I recently got a job with Vault Analytics as the Public Relations Specialist. It's a lot of fun; I actually enjoy it. I never expected to have a job like this in my life, but when Curtis and Ryan asked me if I'd work for them, I was excited to do so.

I just created my first article page:

Winning with Marketing Analytics

Ryan wrote the content and Curtis posted it to Vault's blog. You should read it. Especially if you've ever wondered what exactly marketing analytics are.

My Best Friend's Wedding (one of them)

My friend Jordan Smith got married to the woman of his dreams last
Saturday, and I FINALLY got a picture with "my" boys. Right before we
all go our separate ways.

From left to right, we are: Troy, Curtis, Me, Jordan, and Nokes
(Ryan). Jordan and Curtis were my two awesome chemistry study
buddies :)