Perception: Men Vs Women

If you don't know by now Chad and I are big movie people. Actually Chad is more than I, but I always get invited along to watch movies. :) So, if you saw that movie "HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU" at the end of the movie Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck are hooking back up after their break up over the fact that Ben's character didn't want to get married and Jennifer's character does... So at the end of the movie Jennifer goes to Ben's boat that he is staying on and says she doesn't care if they get married, that she loves him, and that she wants him to move back into their house. -under one condition- that Ben has to throw out these worn-out pair of cargo pants! Ben agrees and all is good.
The next scene is where they are moving his stuff back into the house and Jennifer sees the pants... not in the trash! so she goes to throw them out and Ben says "at least check the pockets..." Inside one of the pockets there is a box and inside an engagement ring! Jen turns around and Ben is on his knee proposing!
Now for every girl I know this is such a cute part of the movie! "OH... look he is so clever and he really does love her and he will marry her because he knows that is what she really wants!! oh... so sweet!"
But all Chad had to say was "He must really like those pants!"
I had to laugh.

school, dreams, yoga and that phone call.

School is starting again. Tomorrow actually. I succeeded in my goal to get an A in my one and only class last semester. Now though, I am taking five classes and two part time jobs. hum... sounds like alot, but I think it'll be okay. (crossing fingers).

I am really excited to be taking YOGA! first of all, it will force me to do yoga regularly and second I will get credit for it. *double bonus.

OH btw. if any of you are looking for really great yoga workouts online. go to www.yogayak.com
It's challenging, but not like head balances or anything like that. I really love it. and love that I can do it in my pjs before breakfast. (LOVE not having to go to the gym to get the great yoga class.)

Chad is taking 17 credit hours this semester, doing RESPITE care and mentoring with me for the county, and hopefully getting closer to a degree!

SAd to say, but I'm glad the holidays are over. I sound like a scrooge but they are really stressful for so many people. I think I pick-up on all the tension... I don't like it.

We are still in Heber for now... I still dream though, that we will move to Oregon and be where it is green! I have cabin fever living here in Utah. Please get me out. I want to walk down a street that I haven't seen before. I want to meet new people and start my life new. really new. Where no one knows me as "heather's daughter" and where I can be whatever I want and no one else will know the difference.
:)
Is that silly?

Besides all of that, I need to return a phone call... I've been putting it off. augh.....

ta-ta!

Julie's Bruschetta Recipe

There is a scene in the movie Julie and Julia were Julie Powell and her husband are sitting down to dinner discussing what she should make a blog about. My mouth waters everytime I think of them eating in this scene. wierd huh? well, you'll have to watch it.
This is the recipe. simple. yummy. and messy.

slice cherry tomatoes in half. place in a bowl. Salt and pepper and drizzle with EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) mix together with a spoon.
Get some rustic bread, focaccia is my favorite. heat some evoo in a skillet and toast/fry the bread to your liking.
After bread is toasted, rub one side with garlic clove.
spoon tomatoes onto bread, sprinkle with chopped fresh basil. and ENJOY!
(remember the napkins)

I made this today for lunch... Chad liked it a lot!

some more finds.

I found this 'friendship candleholder' at the thrift store for $4. I have always wanted a 'circle of friends' and this one holds a little tea light. lucky me.

The label was still on the bottom so I looked up the company that sold it. "Ten Thousand Villages"
I've never heard of them before, but they seem to be a big company that gathers work from many different villages and sells them. This piece was hand carved out of orange, pink, white Kisii stone, a type of soap stone found only in a small area of western Kenya.

I usually don't go into the furniture area of the thrift store; it is out in a garage, and I never seem to see anything good in there when I do go in. But today I found this coffee table and knew it had great potential. There were two exactly the same... but I just got one of them. I forgot to take pictures before I started painting though. There is a piece of glass that drops into the table over the iron work. I think it will turn out fabulous!

I'm thinking that some day I would love to open a little shop. I will refurbished items to give them style and then sell them. It will be the best store ever, especially if everyone still wants to Go Green by that time. I see 'going green' as a great way to make money without having to spend a lot.

celebrate summer shopping.

My love for thrift shopping, yard sale-ing, and bargain hunting is growing stronger every time I go. Let me assure everyone that I am very pick about what I buy. I don't buy something because it is a good price! If I did, I would be broke by now! I only buy what I know I will use.

Last weekend Chad and I went to the Scotland Festival and so I had to forego the yard sales in Park City. So to make up for the loss, I stopped by the local thrift store. I don't expect much from thrift stores, so I feel like I got lucky today!
cute summer dress, a pair of cute BKE jeans, and a pair of linen pants. all very cute and new looking!

So the reason that I am blogging about all of this is because I learned something new about the human psychology. Well, and least my own psychology.

I have always tried to take pride in everything that I decide to own. Meaning, take good care of it, love it, use it well, etc. And if those things aren't happening with something I own, then I sell it or give it away. For instance, my wedding dress. I just sold it for a cheap $100. because it is big, and was not being used! :)
Anyway, I thought that items bought at a yard sale would simply be 'not used' in a different house, with a different owner. That is how I use to think of yard sales. Junk being moved around because we can't stand to throw it out ourselves!

But that has not been the case with me. In fact, it seems like the very opposite has happened. I love the things that I get, like, some how it 'came' to me. So... I love it more than if I went and bought it at Pier 1. It is more fun to have because it is like 'buried treasure'!
Also the pressure of buying isn't there as much. Buying what you don't absolutly need at a regular store can lead to buyers remorse! bad feeling to have... especially if it was a lot of money. But with yard sale items, the pressure of "I better absolutely love this item for a LONG time, because I paying huge bucks for it" isnt' there at all. It makes shopping fun again!
happy day.

Scotland Festival

Not-so-wild weekend...

I had high expectations for the yard sales yesterday only to be a little disappointed. I still got a great piece though! Plus some china for a project I am working on.

ta da! I love this vase!

Then, I got this for FREE.....

After my yard sale adventures, Chad and I went to play in Provo... We had no plans of what to do but it was still really fun. (We watched "Land of the Lost" ... kinda lame, but I didn't expect much out of it, there were some really funny parts though.)
So we came to a point in our day in Provo when we didn't know what else to do... that's when a little voice said "Go to DownEast Home" . I got three shams for $13.00! Two match and one is a loner.

Girls Gone Wild -- for park city yardsales

Last Saturday Anita (my sister) and I went to Park City yard sales! Now I know that "yard sale addiction" runs thick in my parent's blood... so it is no wonder that after my first "hit" I am now an addict. Perhaps it's the feeling of finding that treasure that you have wanted but weren't willing to pay Sears $30 for it... And you get it for $2! That is a rewarding feeling!
Ever since I was a little girl I have these thrilling dreams of someone giving me: things they didn't want, or hand-me-downs and even brand new stuff straight out of the store! These dreams were always my favorite, and I would be so disappointed to wake up knowing I really didn't have all that cool stuff I just dreamt of..
But now I know why I was having all those dreams, they were trying to lead me to Yard Sale-ing!

alright, I am exaggerating a bit... but still it's fun. Here are a couple pics of what I got at last week's yardsales.

This picture is really dark so you can't really see it, but the pillow on the left is an olive green color and the one on the right (my favorite) is a more true green.

These bed side tables are brand new from Pier 1 Imports! They are a dark brown, almost black color which match our bookshelves. They will look so great!

So my plan is to show you the pieces I collect each week, and by the end of the summer we will be moving into my parent's basement where I will make a video showing how it all comes together! xoxo

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And if you know of any sites or have ideas about refurbishing furnature... or just have crafty ideas to create cute home decore, Please leave a comment about that too!

Happy yard sale-ing!