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100th post and a lot of updating (since i am a slacker on posting lately)

2011-11-06T09:16:00.000-08:00

okay. so the last post i made was about blink 182...that was so long ago! ha ha ha so this is going to be a long post of EVERYTHING that has happened since then..
1. ashley and ryan howard got married! they are such a cute couple!!! they were married on the first saturday in september. trevor was in a band that played for the reception (he was so cute playing the drums!) and i hung out with all of our good friends at the wedding.

2.the next weekend we went to trevors cousins wedding. Merhen (trevors cousin) and her husband kris had the best reception i had ever been too! we didnt have very many pictures from this one. but the best part was the dancing. trevor is such a funny dancer sometimes but i like it! ha ha ha. mehrens dress was absolutely gorgeous! it was perfect for her! i am so happy for them both!

3. we went to my uncles house for a dinner party with my uncle mike and geoff, gpac and nonie, gma muriell and gpa charlie and aunt crista and uncle aaron and cousin mya. we ate steak drank rootbeer and played croquet. it was great! :)

4. the next major thing that happened was going to idaho/utah. we left for our first roadtrip together. first stop was the seatac airport to pick up my dad and have breakfast with him. silly dad planned a trip to seattle the same weekend that trev and i planned to come down...at least they got to meet each other! then lets see. we made our trek down to idaho falls. it was fun just talking and listening to blink 182's new album neighborhoods (which had come out the day before.) this is my favorite song from the album thus far.

after 11 hours of driving we finally made it to ammon where my mom and two youngest brothers were at. we ate pizza and talked for a good while. the next day we went to jackson hole,wy. we went to the airport, looked at the grand tetons and then just walked around the small city. we ate a pb&j from great harvest which we deemed our favorite food of the trip. (besides my moms food of course)
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after that we met up with lindsey and brittney and chad (trevors sisters and brother in law) we went to dinner to this dive restaurant in rexburg idaho called big judds. the burgers were delicious! after dinner we went back to ammon to hang with the family. next day we slept in and then we went to utah!!! this was fun as well. we went to bountiful first and went and walked the ground of the beautiful bountiful temple. trevor says that this is his favorite temple. after that we went to his mission reunion. he was disappointed that not a lot of his companions showed up to this. then when that was over we met up for a quick minute with two of my favorite people tiffany and kate! then we met up with dane trevors friend he was staying with. this is where trevor and i parted for the first time in 3 days! i made my way to provo to stay at tiffs place. the next morning i went back to slc to eat breakfast with trev and dane and watch general conference. we watched it up on utahs campus library. which was a pretty cool place! and then i met up with tiff and kate again and talked to them a little bit. then trevor and i went and had lunch with bethany. at california pizza grill. after lunch we went and saw the airport and then made our trek back up to ammon. i was excited because ryan my little brother was going to the homecoming dance!

we just hung out all day sunday and then monday we came back to seattle. fun busy trip! loved it!
5.the rest of october was kind of a blur. i know we did stuff but i am not sure what it was...ha ha ha...though we did go to a halloween party...actually two!! on the friday before we went to the annual ysa halloween dance (which i was partly in charge of) we dressed as punk rockers.

on the saturday night party we went complete opposite..90s preppy golfers and also i was super excited to hang out with tab and angela and courtney!

6. for most of october trevor has been studying for his airline disbatch licence. he finally took the test and passed with flying colors!! yaya!! now he just needs to start to apply to different airlines...we will see where this takes us! :)
and theres that update for you! :) and that story for you.

blink 182

2011-09-10T01:05:00.000-07:00

on september 1, 2011. trevor and i went to a blink concert w/brooke wyckoff and michelle miller.
1. this is both of our favorite bands.

2. this is the first concert i went to and was in the mosh pit...not as bad as i would of thought.
3. i found a new love for the band rancid.
4. still not too impressed with my chemical romance...though they played their good songs.
5. travis barker is amazing.
6. blink bought their kids on tour and were on stage with them. CUTEST THING EVER.
7. loved that i bonded with brooke more. i can not express how awesome she is.

8. my boyfriend is the best skanker ever. yes i am bragging about him being a skank....er.

9. we literally got kicked out of the pit 20 minutes after the concert ended.
10. trevor and i sat in the parking lot for 39 minutes waiting for our turn to leave the parking lot. best 39 minutes ever.

can you tell that it was an awesome day? thank you trevor for taking me to my favorite band! :)
and theres that story for you.

person of daily routine...

2011-09-10T00:15:00.001-07:00

i do the same thing pretty much daily. it hasnt changed for nearly two and half years. and before that i did the same thing daily for 4 years.....needless to say is i do not adapt to change very easily. and that being said sometimes change is a good thing. before i started dating trevor this is what i would do daily...
1. 5 am run. 2. go to qfc. 3. buy a gatorade, water, redbull, and 2 donuts. 4. go to work. 5. work up my patients. 6. go to whole foods. 7. eat a tomato basil pizza slice. 8. back to work. 9. leave work 615pm. 10. run or yoga. 11. hang out with friends. 12. bed by 1030/11. do the same thing the next day...
now this is what i do daily now that i am dating trevor:
1. 5 am run/gym (most days) 2. go to safeway (notice that change...honestly just closer to work then qfc is that is why) 3. buy water, orange juice, 1 banana and 1 donut. (trevor is not a fan of redbull...i love it and had an addiction that i gave up because he didnt like it. he didnt ask me to...and it was hard so hard. but now i dont even want it!) 4. go to work. 5. work up my patients. 6. go to whole foods. 7. eat a tomato basil pizza slice. 8. back to work. 9. leave work 545/6 pm (instead of wanting to stay at work i want to get home asap and see him :)!) 10. eat dinner with and hang out with trevor. 11. bed by 11/1130 or whatever time we set that night for "curfew" (we are pretty good at keeping this. though he is better sometimes then me.)

i know it doesnt seem like a big change...and they are not. but they kind of are to me. and i love it. i cant wait til more changes come!!! bring it on! and theres that story for you! :)

happiness.

2011-08-27T15:29:00.000-07:00

can i just say that i am one the happiest people alive? alright well i will... i am the happiest person alive! no seriously it is one of those moments where you just take a look back and say "wow" what did i do to deserve this? i am truly blessed and lucky. i have been mia on blogging lately so i should give you a low down of everything that has been going on.
1. work is going amazingly.
2. i love my ward.
3. my calling as vt coordinator is super hard but i love it.
4. i met a boy at the beginning of the year...and now we really like each other...a lot a lot.
5. i built a fort in my living room and watched a movie inside of it with trevor

6. watched the blue angels on the i 90 bridge.

7. lots of work...i am practically there every day.
8. running a lot.
9. family camp!
10. baby maxwell thomas prescott was born! look at how cute he is!

anyway! lots has been going on and things are going amazingly! sorry for the lack of updates...and stay tuned! :)
and theres that story for you! :)

the fourth of july!

2011-07-10T15:25:00.000-07:00

the fourth of july was so awesome this year!
1. i spent the night at tiff and tabs house.
2. we went to an early morning flag ceremony with pancake breakfast with the family ward.
3. i went to run errands.
4. made an epic spinach mozzarella tomato salad
5. hung out and had a delish bbq
6. watched fireworks that the elenbaas family put on!
it was an amazing 4th of july. happy birthday america! im so glad i have a great friends to spend time with on this beautiful day! :)

and theres that story for you!

happy birthday tiff!

2011-07-10T15:14:00.000-07:00

it was a great day!
and theres that story for you! :)

10 years ago.

2011-06-28T04:35:00.000-07:00

brian k greehling (my father) died. can you believe it has been ten years? every year at this time i always write a letter to him telling him i forgive him. it should be an interesting day. nbd.
on a brighter note enjoy this video :)

and theres that story for you.

stereo love.

2011-06-23T09:55:00.000-07:00

obsessed with this song.

here are the lyrics...with my commentary with the verses...naturally...this is going to be the summer love song of 2011.

1. my hearts a stereo it beats for you so listen close hear my thoughts in every side note.
how cleaver is this phrase? i mean lets think about it. your heart is beating but who really listens to it? each beat is saying something whether it be a family member or a crush or a friend. you wish that you could say everything that your heart is beating out but its hard unless someone is trying to listen.

2. make me your radio turn me up when you feel low this melody was meant for you just sing along to my stereo.
we can turn to our friends whenever. go to them when you feel sad, lonely and what do they do they pick you up again and get you going! you just have to be receptive to what they have to say and take it and run with it while you can!

3. if i was just another dusty record on the shelve will you blow me off and play me like everybody else.
love the way this is phrased because its like so you will only talk to me or hang out with me when no one else is around for you to be with. in this scenario the record would play for you when ever you wanted until you are sick of it. man has that happened to me and it sucks so i decided to not let anyone do that! its just rude im not going to just be a bootie call for you to make. that one goes out to mr. RDF you know who you are.

4. if i ask you to scratch my back could you manage that like it read well, check it travie, i can handle that.
service for others. seriously its like getting a high five. best thing ever. i would be willing if you are willing.

5. i apologize for any skipping tracks the last girl that played me left a couple cracks i used to used to used to now im over that cause holding grudges ove love is ancient artifacts.
its hard to let new people into your life especially if someone has left you with a broken heart. but why stress over what has happened in the past. learn from those things and treat the next person better. because after all the only thing that we really want in our lives is to feel loved and accepted and you wont feel loved if you dont forget the mistrust that you once had towards that last person. trust me i know its hard and i still have a hard time letting people in. its just time.

6. if i could only find a note to make you understand i sing a song and the image grab me by the hands keep myself iside your head like your favorite tune and know my heart is a stereo that only plays for you.
the hard thing about letting other people in is knowing if they are actually thinking about them like you are thinking of them. i wish it was easier like when two people are thinking of each other why cant there be something that says DING DING DING the person you are thinking about is thinking about you too!!! yay!! too easy. hate the game. period.

7. if i wasnt old school, fifty pound boombox would you hold me on your shoulder wherever you walk.
is this a fat joke? just kidding. i would carry any of my friends burdens if i could! and i am SOOOO super lucky that my friends would do that for me.

8. would you turn my volume up before the cops and crank it higher everytime they told you to stop.
i would hope that my friends would defend me if someone was being rude to me just like if someone was making fun of me i would hope that someone would stand up for me. i mean i guess that is when you really know who your real friends are right?

9. and all i ask is that you dont get mad at me when you have to purchase mad d batteries.
love this one. dont get mad if i dont do something for you and i wont be mad either. nbd.

10. appreciate every mixtape your friends make you never know we come and go like we're on the interstate.
friends come and go but each leave you with something so hold on to the memories because these are the things that will help you tell stories to your kids. just live life to the fullest! :)

11. i think i finally found a note to make you understand if you can hear it sing along and take me by the hands.
how can i tell you that i like you? and that i want to be friends? it is different for everyone! so if you think so then take the chance and see where it gets you!

12. i only pray you never leave me behind because good music can be hard to find i take your hand an pull it closer to mine .
good friends are hard to find and love the ones you and make them only a better friend because they are the ones to hold you up and keep you going.

13. thought love was dead, but now youre changing my mind
right now its hard for me love or try to let someone in bc of the ex. BUT i think that if i knew someone was interested i could start to change my mind. because i want to feel that feeling again. to feel important to someone else.

isnt that song so amazing...my little ramblings about the verses probably do not make any sense but hey thats alright that is why it is MY blog with MY thoughts :)

and theres that story for you.

seattle rock n roll marathon.

2011-06-19T23:38:00.000-07:00

i will be running the half (due to injuries unfortunetly but hey how many people can actually say that they can run a half?) this week i will be working hard to prepare...sorry if i am mia. hopefully i will do well. i feel prepared but you never know until the day of the race. soooo in saying that i will share a motivational gangster music video that helps me stay focused on the prize...which ultimately is the mental challenge of running and getting to the finish line. love my life fyi.

and theres that story for you! :)

Happy fathers day!

2011-06-19T23:23:00.000-07:00

1. To my dad: thank you for letting my mom and joe become part of your family ten years ago. We would probably not be the same people if it weren't for you. I believe it was you who pushed me to become the most successful girl I can and I work on that daily. I am thankful for all of our discussions on relationships, religion, politics, school and life in general. I know sometimes I act like I don't care but I really really do. I love going on hikes and our crazy backpacking adventures. you have seen me through many boyfriends, crushes, best friends and crazy roommates...and even more importantly you will listen to my long ramblings, which if anyone knows me once I get going I can't stop....i guess I get that from you. You are my hero and the person that I look up to...and when looking for a potiential boyfriend/partner for life and eternity. I love you dad! You are the best.
2. Grandpapa joe: when I was a little girl i always wanted to be near you. We would go to the duck park and feed the ducks, we would go fishing, we would go to the store and even though mom and grandmama would say no candy or donuts you would still give me some...probably where I got my love for candy and donuts. You tease me about boys and I believe you are staying strong amd hanging in there until I get married....you have to see your only granddaughter get married right? When father died you were there. You always calmed me down when I was nervous. You came to all my games I cheered at and came to all my track meets. ever since i was born you seemed to be my number one fan and i love you!! :)
3. uncle mike and geoff: you two are amazing. i dont think that my time in seattle would have been successful with out the two of you. from letting me stay with you, letting me house sit and watch the kitties, to having me over for dinner, letting me wash my clothes at your place, inviting me to go and do fun stuff with you. you both have just made my life so much better and you have no idea how much i love you. i know that i can be hard to handle sometimes but you deal with me and love me despite that. im so glad to have you in my life and love that i can see you pretty much whenever!
4. grandpa neil: ever since my father past a way i feel like we havent talked to much. i love you so much and love hearing about all of your world adventures. i know that i got my love of watching football and the news from spending time with you. and you also make me want to go and travel the world. i miss you and love you so much!
5. gpac (grandpa carl): you are so funny! we have amazing conversations. and are not afraid to tell me your opinion and i love that! i guess my dad got a lot of things from you. i am so glad that i can call you my grandpa. i look up to you in so many ways that you may not even realize. i love hearing all the stories that you tell. try to stop breaking your hips so that we can go on a hike soon! love you gpac!
6. my father brian kent greehling: he died june 28, 2001. although he wasnt a good man and hurt my mom and i so many times. i have to say that he was still my father and we had some good times...the times that he were sober that is. i remember when i was learning to tie my shoes that he would make me tie up his army boots and he also made me wooden shoe block so that i could practice. we went to so many car and truck shows and monster truck shows. ha. on any given night you would find us watching cops...for hours literally. im sure there were more good memories. i just cant think of any. i cant say that i miss you because that would be a lie just know that you are forgiven for everything that happened. and i know you did what you did so that we could have a better life and i thank you for that. i am so much different than what you would ever imagine i would be and i think and hope you would be proud of me. thank you.

i am thankful for all the men in my life that have taught me everything that i know now. happy fathers day! i love you all!!!

24

2011-06-16T13:45:00.000-07:00

so its official! i am 24. can you believe it? funny story. so my grandpa carls birthday is june 11 and my grandpa joes birthday is june 13 (happy birthday today gpa j!) and fathers day is the 19th. i was so proud of myself for sending out fathers day cards and birthday cards before they were due so i sent a text to my mom (who btw likes to text a lot more then what i do! blimey that one) telling her how excited i was to be finished with sending out the birthday and the fathers day cards for the month. she wrote back..."gramps bday is the 10th?" then i told her "no the 13th" then she said "oooh right the 13th yours is the 10th..." then i said "did you forget?" an hour later she replied saying "no...i could i forget! i was in labor with you for 6 hours!"...nice cover up mommasita! ha ha

ive been 24 for 5 whole days. here have been some of the highlights of the last five days.
1. with in the first hour of june 10th i received 25 happy birthday messages!
2. i went to work and had a REALLY REALLY awesome patient day. nothing too complicated though nothing too easy.
3. dr samek (the person who had my birthday at work) brought all of my favorite foods! fruit, cheese and meat! yay! everyone complained that that was what i wanted BUT when they saw how good and delish it was they stopped complaining about not having cake. i had to be honest with them...i just do not like cake that much. so fruit and cheese it was :)
4. in the middle of a red eye my co worker interrupted and said that i had a delivery. i get out to the main lobby and a pizza from zeeks pizza was awaiting me. for the past couple of years on my brothers birthdays i have sent the a pizza with a a note saying happy birthday and the sausage spelling out how old they are. so like ry ry just turned 16 so a sausage 16 was baked into his pizza pie. so i was excited to see a pizza in the lobby from the brothers.
5. meeting up with a bunch of my friends for even more pizza! i think that i am seriously so blessed for having some of the most awesome friends ever.
6. realizing that our apartment complexes hot tub and pool is closed officially at 11 pm with angela (my roomie) bryson and alan.
7. waking up early and going to the ward house to go clean...then realizing that only 3 other people came...fun fun.
8. seeing tiffany for the first time since she has been home!!! yayayayyaya!!!!
9. talking boys with tab
10. family bbq for gpa carls and my birthday!!! i have the best family in the world.

11. getting to hold baby joel for the first time! (cant wait to see those pics candace!)
12. fish, and cheesey potatoes, and cinnamon rolls
13. writing my talk. i was given the topic ward unity. i thought it was a hard topic to do at first. then i went to my friend alans house to write the rest of my talk. i had it almost written then i went to go pick up ian...and some how i lost it all...what?!?! yep that was a disaster. i ended up writing an even better talk though.
14. i left alans apartment at 130 and then i woke up at 7 to take a shower and go all the way up to everett for my cousin john's "farewell" talk. the kid is going to serve such an awesome mission to rio!!! thats it brazil...yeah he is that cool. in fact he is on a plane right now most likely to the huge country.
15. drove back to bellevue to the building where my ward meets in time for me to give the talk. i go up to the stand and no other speaker was sitting down next me...i thought for a second that i was going to be the only speaker...and practically started to freak out...but if that is what i had to do i would have stretched it out and told more stories and scriptures.
16. i try not to read my talk word for word i am all about just making a list of quotes and scriptures and talking around them. i crack myself all the time...especially when i am in front of a lot people...luckily none of the boys that i like were there...because i started my talk like this "good almost afternoon brothers and sisters"...pause really? almost afternoon...just afternoon could of been just fine...but nope. i continued on "my name is carrie marie just like bishop just said. before i give my talk today i would like to give you a little background about myself. i grew up in a military family that moved around every 2 to 2 1/5 years. i have 5 younger brothers. i was and probably still am a pretty quirky girl. i wore cowboy boots and tutus (back when little kids who wore tutus were not cool) until 5th grade and i still wear my hair in a side pony tail. that pretty much sums up in a nut shell." i think the way i said it really captured my adhd lds ysa ward. all i have to say is that after i was finished with my talk i felt pretty good about the discussion that i had with myself in front of the whole congregation.
17. munch and mingle taco bar. need i say more. tacos are my favorite!
18. g and kyle and ice cream. i love them so much.

19. nap. they really are one of my favorite things of life.
20.talking to joe joe the last time before he goes to basic. he called me monday morning at 345 am. he sounded so scared! and it took him forever to want to hang up...it took me forever to hang up as well. love that kid.
21. crazy work. but i love it. in the next couple weeks i will work close to 50 hours in the week. i dont mind. just a little tired.
22. i love seeing tiffs face! she just got home from her mission! yay! plus marc is not going to germany anymore.
.23. institute. such a great place to feel spiritually uplifted especially since it has been 10 years to the date 6.15.01 that my father died. its been an amazing 10 years but still have to say that i am drained little homes. sometimes i wonder what it would be like if he was still alive. its hard to imagine.
24. mariners game with tori howell. thank you dr sifferman!

24 things that i am obsessed with right now...mostly music videos...

1. lil wayne how to love song. ive listened to it like 20 million times

2. lykke li. i love her style. its pretty unique and she has a pretty rad dance party going on behind her in this video.

3. little bunnys from tabs bunny farm!
4. running this marathon though due to this last year...i may have to drop down to just the half...we will see...i may just soldier on with the marathon slowly... thoughts?
5. writing this missionary
6. any song written by the band that helped name me....Europe. in 1987 they had a song called carrie that topped the charts. epic song. epic epic. love it. also i would marry anyone who sings this for me. i made my offer please dont disappoint me.
7. angry birds rio...need i say more?
8. work
9. not drinking as much red bull...i havent had a drink in 1.5 weeks. thats huge...needless to say my migraines are 100% active but luckily i have the best pain threshold in the world. and even though i feel completely drained from the migraines i can still function at full capacity. not even taking my imitrix. just trying to be natural...though if it doesnt go away in a couple days i will be taking something. hold strong is what i keep telling myself.
10. making cake balls. i may deliver to your place a random plate of cake balls. beware. my favorite recipe is pretty epic.
~first cook a box of any type of cake you like.
~ second let it cool naturally.
~ third crumble the cake.
~ fourth mix your favorite type of frosting (1 canister) in with the cake crumbles
~mold into little cake balls and let cool completely
~dip into melted chocolate and decorate as you please.
11. george michael....naturally.
12. more naps.
13. i really want to have an 80s dance party. thats it.
14. bon fires and guitars
15. missing my little bro joe. i cant talk to him for 2 or 3 months. crazy!!!!
16. summer dresses.
17. really getting to know people. and trying to be a better friend with those that i have.
18. high fives...though i am always obsessed with those...everyone knows that.
19. learning how to shuffle...party rock style. yeaher thats right. nbd.
20. cooking more meals at home and taking the left overs to work.
21. buying christmas presents...i know its 6 months away...but seriously...gotta get it started early so i am not in pinch to buy presents later. right?
22. chris brown had to make the list. and i am loving this song.
23. drinking more water.
24. just being myself.

congrats joe!!!

2011-05-26T08:08:00.000-07:00

24 may 2011. joseph james mcgrath stood infront of hillcrest high school class of 2011, family and friends and accepted his dipolma at his high school graduation. i am so proud/love the kid because....
1. best friends from the moment he was born april 29, 1992.
2. love to run.
3. love to board.
4. he loves to help whenever he is needed.
5. he received 50,000+ dollars for college.
6. he is so dedicated to everything he is doing.
7. 3.78 gpa...baller.
8. just chillin.
9. pizza...like everyday!
10. ex-skater kid.
11. army brat to the army
12. music.
13. walmart runs...at midnight.
14. running...somemore.
15. thumbs up wink nose crinkle.
16. the good life.
17. utah state after basic.
18. we so gangster, ha ha yeah right...
19. he loves to do laundry.
20. hot tub!!!
21. he is super buff.
22. hates getting photos taken of him...but loves it at the same time...
23. frugalness.
24. rainbow boy.
25. he used to wear full sweat outfits.
26. loved pokemon.
27. loved beanie babies...seriously had/has 200 or more...ha ha ha
28. super organized.
29. super motivated by whatever he is doing.
30. barney.
31. butt war games
32. lemonaide...made fresh just for you.
33. "whats your favorite type of jolly green giant green beans little bro?""the jolly green kind sister"
34. dance party in the car.
35. awkwardly looking at people...
36. we used to make GIANT pancakes.
37. flipping.
38. jump, go to give a high five, miss...oh blast.
39. mogley
40. youre going to cry like a baby...into the future...ha ha ha
41. jamba runs.
42. went to run day of wrestling...thought it looked gross.
43. weird faces.
44. sleeping in weird/random places.
45. i think i need a bigger box.
46. sleeping talking conversations.
47. amazing at everything.
48. collecting running tags.
49. we love our mom.
50. the most amazing little brother a girl can have.

joe you should feel proud that i just dedicated the longest list on my to you. i love you so so so much! and i cant wait to see what you do with your life. you are going to be amazing.
and theres that story for you.

i love my mom.

2011-05-09T23:43:00.000-07:00

and here is why.
1. we talk nearly everyday...basically she lets me call her everyday and we talk for a second and then we both realize we are too busy to talk...but it is still good to do :)
2. we have moved to 10 different places together....maybe more.
3. she has seen me through my share of accidents...
-2 broken noses (true one in first grade when neighbor caleb punched me...you hated that kid) (the other when big nick threw me and i fell on my face...4th grade?)
-7 broken fingers
-2 broken ankles
-many knee injuries
-probably a ton more....its safe to say that i am injury prone.
4. she gave me my favorite person ever...my little brother joe joe.
5. we dealt with my birth fathers problems together
6. we stuck together and bonded even more when birth father died. 10 years this june...weird!
7. saw me through my millions of crushes...poor thing.
8. the best cook ever.
9. her willingness to do whatever and everything in order to make others happy....wonder where i get that from?...thanks. :)
10. her love of cats...even though i am not a fan.
11. the way she helps kids w/ problems come back and make something out of themselves.
12. her beautiful yard.
13. how much she loves her family.
14. when she makes fun of me for only calling her when i am driving....though every time i talk to her she is going to the restroom...sick!!! but its our talking habit...probably tmi...
15. her passion for everything that she does...music, work, kids, cooking, swimming...list could go on.

all in all i am SOOOO blest to have one of the best moms in the whole wide world...i think that all my brothers would agree with me. i would not be who i am today if it were for you...and for that i am thankful. i love you so much.
happy mothers day mom!
love always,
carrie marie
and theres that story for you.

dear sister kate lovell!

2011-05-08T23:34:00.000-07:00

tonight was the last night that i saw kate before she leaves on her 18 month mission to the united kingdom! kate is going to be the BEST missionary. here is why:
1. she is patient.
2. she is one of the most spiritual people that i know.
3. she knows how to connect to people like no other.
4. she loves this gospel.
5. she already has a great british accent.
the list could go on and on. truly it really could. her leaving happened super fast from the time around mid january that she decided to go till now. it really has just flown by. im really going to miss her. ive only known her since last july but i feel like she is a sister to me and that we have known each other for ever.
heres what i am going to miss about sister kate.
1. all of our talks. we could go on for hours if we let ourselves.
2. red bull and pink unicorns...seriously the best thing ever.
3. boy talks...and we have had a lot. ha ha ha.
4. i found you ms new booty...oh dear...
5. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason
6. driving around and just jamming to music. so relaxing.
7. shopping.
8. mani and pedis
9. jeggings.
10. general conference (this one should go on the top of the list)
i love you sister lovell! you are going to make us all super proud. and i cant wait to see and hear all about the mission on 11.11.12! :)
love you girl! and theres that story for you.

maui 2011!!!!!

2011-05-05T23:08:00.000-07:00

oh my goodness!!! life in hawaii is so perfect! did you know that? it is seriously the life! as you know by reading this blog it mostly consists of me making lists of whatever. soooooo here is a day by day list of what 9 friends and i did.

day 1.
*jamie, sheena, lindsay, sara, and i met at the seattle airport.
*step off plane. it was so hot!! and you could smell fresh pineapple and flowers in the air. it was perfect.
*met up with the boys (dane, justin, kham, brigham) and rachel.
*get the rental cars
*costco to gather food for the week.
*check into the condo! maui hills in hihei maui! so nice :)
*put swim suit on and unpack.
*head to the beach.
* gelato uno! so so so good
*fall asleep in a ball on the couch. by danes feet...stayed there all night. surprisingly comfortable.

day 2:
*surfing
*snorkel at 2 different beaches.
*attempt one to jump off cliff...loose a flipper. loose my courage to jump.
*2nd beach ran into some church friends of dane and kham. mostly a rock beach. also wild chickens
*downtown maui.
*banyan tree!!! so cool!
*discover random military forts
*walk the board walk.
*pinneapple ice cream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my favorite!!!! so delish
*swim some more
*pizza
*crash on the floor. no waking up till the morning.

day 3:
*surf
*check out the local market...got mom something there...shshhh :)
*bamboo forest epic hike. dane almost killed himself! ekkkk
*jumped off three different waterfalls.
*hiked through water
*almost broke my finger
*twin falls
*drove to the total opposite side of maui
*paia
*drove past sugar cane fields
*costco hotdogs!!!! so good!
*sneak into the four seasons hot tub and pool.
*romantic evening stroll with the group...beautiful
*crash.

day 4:
*lava rock beach
*dolphin watching minus the dolphins. epic
*random lava rock goats?
*jamie's amazing crepes
*sacrament/testimony meeting
*tongan baby blessing
*hawaiian goodbye song.
*high five the missionaries
*big beach...massive shore breaks, funny lifeguards, body surfing.
*delish egg ham and cheese croissants
*our favorite evening chill beach. ul una beach
*crash on the floor under a chair? yeah i had weird sleeping places/positions.sweet!

day 5:
*breakfast.
*aloe on burnt face
*sunscreen on
*abc store for red bull
*road to hana!!!!!!
*rambo epic hike
~jump over fence. walk down road past cows. rock trail. obstacle course through trees. climb a cliff (i was shaking i was so short compared to everyone else and had to use brighams 6'4" height to get up) hike through river. climb up water fall. swim through dark cave. climb through bars at end of cave. jump off water fall. complete without dying. check!)
*black sand beach.
*7 sacred pools
*4 mile hike without shoes. hard but fun
*400 foot waterfall.
*beautiful starry night.
*survived road to hana barely with danes driving.
*dinner at mcdonalds = chicken nuggets and taro pies.
*best day ever...non stop day ever...loven life :)

(more photos of rambo hike on facebook)

day 6:
*catamaran to molokini and turtle city
*saw dolphins, humpback whales and their calfs breaching, tropical fish, coral reef. and turtles
*crew (adam=saras bf and ryan) and captain
*delish sandwiches
*chilling on boat trampolines
*jamie had mad dj skills
*khams iphone went swimming with the dolphins...we got him rice
*body surfing
*chill on the beach
*maui sunset
*dinner at tommy bahamas
*last night with the full crew. :(
*love these guys for sure.

day 7:
*wake up at 3:15.
*drive past burning sugar fields
*saw venus
*felt like i was on the top of the world...pretty sure i was.
*sunrise at mt haleakala. so beautiful
*green banana cafe.
*hookipa beach to watch brigham and dane surf
*paia.
*da kitchen (famous restaurant brigham, dane, rachel and i went to) best banana tompias.
*costco with brigham and dane.
*said goodbye to sheena. the first to leave.
*big beach again.
*best grilled cheese dinner.
*said goodbye to dane and jamie.
*last night in maui...sad day.

day 8: final day
*sleep in
*i burnt the bacon
*ate pb and j instead
*laid by pool for one last time talking to sara and sheena.
*clean up condo.
*turn in snorkel gear.
*craft fair.
*henna turtle tattoo.
*shaved ice.
*turn in rental car.
*back to the airport to come home to seattle.

i loved maui. and i cant wait to go back. the friends i went with were perfect, so glad that we did everything together and still like each other. i would travel with them all again :) this was one of the highlights of my life. its true. thanks maui and great friends for everything! :)

the latest yo!!!

2011-03-31T14:09:00.000-07:00

so much is going on so here it is in a nutshell...

1. work has been insane! i feel like we are getting busier and busier. not a bad thing and i am not complaining. its a great feeling to be constantly moving and finding and learning new things! love it! also we did our annual spring cleaning AND painted the office!!! guess what colors it is?! 1st clue...my favorite color 2nd clue... my second favorite color 3rd clue...my favorite school color...1. yellow. 2. blue. 3. PURPLE!!!! as if i didnt love going to work in the first place now i love looking at it as well!!! love it!!!

2. i am now in bellevue 8th singles ward. i'm loving it already. everyone in this ward is super nice and social. and i know a lot of the members the ones i dont know i cant wait to get to know them!

3. i leave for hawaii in a week! actually this time next week i will be stepping off the plane and onto the ground of lovely maui...i look forward to beautiful sunrises, hikes, beaches (possibly surfing see video above with my newest favorite song..hello by martin solveig), luaus, chilling with friends, and hanging with the locals. i have so much to do before i leave though...and dont know when i am finding the time.

4. my best friend gina had her baby shower last saturday! she is the cutest and i cant wait to meet baby p!!!!! i hope it is a girl so i can go and get lots of cute anthro baby clothes for her!! :)

5. i got my first speeding ticket ever! leaving gs baby shower in medina wa...yep...apparently i was in a 25 mile per hour zone but all the signs said 30...needless to say i was going 38....and i got a 152 dollar ticket. boooo. we will embrace that though

6. joe joe is graduating may 24th from high school!!! i love that kid and will definitely not be missing out on this glorious day. super excited to go back inside my old high school and see some of my friends that will be also watching their siblings graduate! hopefully i will see whittney potter evans again and see my little chings as well cause nicki will be graduating. all these kids are just getting so big!!! cant believe it! makes me feel super old.... oh well!!

7. also i will be turning 24 in 2 months and 10 days. (june 10) what shall i do on the glorious day that i was born? we will see.

8. also house shopping is not fun. i have an idea of where i want to live but no idea at the same time. wish there was an easy button for this one.

9. my uncles are so awesome!! i love living with them for the time being. i even like the cats (which is saying a lot cause i am more of a dog person) and the chickens! mostly cause the chickens help feed me. seriously who knew that fresh chicken eggs were so delish?! i have always been hesitant to try them until uncle geoff made scrambled eggs tuesday night and boiled eggs last night! man alive how will i ever live without them again?! :)

10. my march madness bracket was doing alright until last thursday when ALL my teams died. it was fun while it lasted. but now the only sport i will be focusing on is mariners baseball. opening game is tonight. and it shall be marvelous! they are playing the athletics. at the beginning of the game i will be doing baptisms in the temple with the ward. so i am hoping to catch the end of it.

that is all that i have on my mind. pretty easy typical stuff going on. the next post i write will likely consist of all things hawaii!!!!! aloha! :) and theres that story for you!!!!

everything...

2011-03-10T23:20:00.000-08:00

i cant say that this month has been a good month. infact this month could have practically been a trial. well...it was a trial. so much has been happening. i think that i am handling it alright. but there is very few things that i cant handle. i know that life is not always going to be a perfect world that we try to convince ourselves it is. and you know what that is OK.

1. i moved out of my apartment. my roommate and i didnt click and i was getting too stressed.
2. i became president elect for the washington paraoptometric section. which is part of the american optometric association. not a bad thing but a very exciting and possibly stressful thing that i am looking forward to.
3. i REALLY miss my best friends. i need you more then what you think.
4. i REALLY want to see my family. and i want may to come so that i can see joe joe graduate.
5. blocked each other again (dont worry about it...another story)

the list could go on and you could read a pity story. but that is not what i want this post to be about. because you know what when you look at everything that is going on right now...and try to look at it through an eternal perceptive. everything that i am going through is just so small and sure its hard right now and it is hard to stop the tears from coming down. but i know that heavenly father cares so much about me and that he only wants me to be happy and so maybe all these things are just things to help me realize that hey get out of your silly rut. try something new. love the people that are a big part of you life. and dont forget how much HE loves you...after all look at everything you have and everything that blesses your life.
1. my uncles (my dads twin brother and his partner) let me stay at their house til i find something new.
2. i have amazing friends. amazing friends. angela, gina, jamie, tryna,...list can go on for miles
3. i have the best job of my life. best coworkers. best patients. best office. best everything.
4. my car is amazing. gets me everywhere i need to.
5. ...and music...cant live with out it.

i just want this little bump in the road to be over. no worries right? :) everything. everything will be fine. infact everything will be great.

and theres that story for you.

2011-02-17T09:44:00.000-08:00

1. 49 days till me and 7 friends go to maui hawaii!
2. i love meeting new people.
3. i am so very very thankful for my best friend in the whole wide world gina prescott and her hubby
4. i love music
5. craigslisting is fun.
6. i cant wait to be roomies with angela
7. day off of work = laundry day
8. house sitting for the uncles this weekend.
9. i wish it were summer!!!!!!!!!!!
10. i need to go run. marathon training will soon start to take place.
11. gina is due in 4 months!!!!! crazy
12. i cherish my pictures that are on my wall. though i need to take more pictures to add to it!
13. may looks busy.
14. cant believe joe joe will be graduating high school.
15. love this video:

and theres that story for you.

story of my life...

2011-02-15T23:07:00.000-08:00

and theres that story for you.

10 things i love...loving plus a song i love :)

2011-02-14T22:28:00.000-08:00

1. i love that i love giving high fives.
2. i love that i love sugar free red bull
3. i love that i love my mom
4. i love that i love to run
5. i love that i love peanut butter and bananas
6. i love that i love that my best friend ever is gina and that she is the cutest little preggers person alive!!!
7. i love that i love anthropologie
8. i love that i love that i can love everything!
9. i love that i love everything to do with the eye.
10. i love that i love my friends cause i seriously couldnt live this life with out them

soooo....

2011-01-24T19:12:00.000-08:00

this is going to be a random statement much like most of my random mumblings...but decided that when i pass away in a bajillion years that i want people to celebrate my life with a dance party. i know this is weird but it really would make me SUPER happy and would represent me quite well! alright thank you!!! and theres that story for you :)

i got my eye exam!

2011-01-21T18:32:00.000-08:00

things have been star bursting and all that jazz...and i have been squinting and getting lots of headaches and migraines...so my year was up and i decided to get it done. anyway i have a new rx and got two new pairs of glasses...(get a good discount for myself) anyway we had a work meeting last night and derek played this youtube video for us and i couldnt stop laughing because it couldnt be SO true!!! enjoy the brian regan (he is so funny!)

and theres that story for you

for all you awesome mormon mommy bloggers...

2011-01-18T19:41:00.001-08:00

people notice you! you are sharing the gospel without even trying...or are you trying? this article from salon.com talks about this athiest feminist who loves reading lds blogs! at one point in her article she actually said that she loves them because they are uplifting and that is what makes her addicted to the blogs and not just one but a ton of them!

http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/01/15/feminist_obsessed_with_mormon_blogs

my point in sharing this is that its okay to blog and even blog about church related things because after all that is our lives and we shouldnt be ashamed of what we belive you know?! i just love that this writer pin pointed that out :)

and theres that story for you.

adorable video that i found today.

2011-01-18T12:16:00.001-08:00

and theres that story for you

gotta love ammon.

2011-01-08T23:58:00.001-08:00

http://www.kidk.com/news/local/112680109.html

my accident...

2011-01-08T23:15:00.000-08:00

i havent really talked to much about it. infact a lot of people still dont know...and lets be honest it was not that big of a deal. on monday december 27 2010 i was driving back up to seattle from idaho falls idaho. yep i was pretty daring to take the drive down to ammon in the middle of the winter but i was up to that challenge and knew i could do it. in fact the drive down was a breeze. yep did it in 10 hours or so. nbd. spent the holiday (see the post down below for more holiday details it was fabulous!)there and then began my trek back to my favorite town...ok. everything was going smoothly up until past deer lodge and before missoula...so basically the middl e of the massive vacant state of montana. i was going well below speed limit and then started going around a little bend. before i knew i was spinning super fast and in 360s. some would think that would be fun...but for me i was scared. i had NEVER been in an accident or anything. my heart was pounding and i was scared. i drove off and stopped about 20 minutes afterwards at the nearest rest stop. took pictures called my dad and tried to calm down.. it was about to be a really really really long day. i continued on my drive going slow with a caffeine rush that was making me very anxious, especially when big semitrucks past by me. i made it home safely and did a very good job considering what had happened. i called my insurance people and they told me everything was going to be just fine and that they would cover the damage. the next morning i awoke with the worst migraine of my life and decided to take the work day off. turns out it was a concussion with whip lash. story gets better huh? the insurance guy came and looked at the car. after he was done taking estimates we were talking and he said i cant believe you survived that trip...i looked at him nearly in tears and said me either. it was scary. my car calico is doing just fine now that shes in the shop did have $5000 worth of damage which insurance will pay for thank heavens! im doing great too. still have massive migraines. but i have embraced them and can handle them quite well! i have learned a lot from this experience and count my blessings because i know that my heavenly father is looking out for me and loves me and kept me safe on that trip. for that i am so grateful. i know that i owe him SO much and thank him immensely.
and theres that story for you.

daggers fc

2011-01-07T14:40:00.000-08:00

did i mention i am on a city league soccer team?! yep i am and we won our 1st game on wednesday! now that our team knows how each player plays i believe it will be a great season for us :)
and theres that story for you

my oh my

2011-01-03T23:05:00.000-08:00

those are the famous words of one of the best and most well known baseball announcers in american baseball history. he was the original voice for the mariners. which if any of you know me i love a lot! i dont care how crappy they are during a season. or how well they do (even though i get extremely excited and happy when they play an amazing game) i just love them. dave niehaus brought excitement to this team. he seemed to make the ms the ms.
this blog is a little. this wonderful guy passed away on november 10,2010. he was a sportscaster to all the games that i remember going to. infact he held out till the 2010 season ended. he is a legend. and seattle and seattle mariners fans from all over will miss this perfect announcer. we will miss you and hopefully the 2011 mariners baseball season will dedicate this season to you and do amazing! because after all you dedicated 33 years of your life to the team. you will forever be a legend in my eyes.

2011. its going to be awesome.

2011-01-01T09:49:00.000-08:00

2010 was a good year and all. but i have a feeling 2011 is going to be even better!

things that made my 2010 were:
1. work
2. running
3. dance parties
4. breaking my ankle while trail running on mount si
5. work
6. seeing ian at fort huachuca
7. family reunion in arizona
8. my 23rd bday
9. more dance parties
10. lake house
11. more work
12. bought a beautiful 2004 black honda accord lx
13. family camp
14. halloween
15. thanksgiving
16. christmas
17. moved out of the girls big house into a 2 bedroom apt

i started out my new years with of course an epic celebration of new years eve! i worked a half day and then i met up with jamie and we got our make up done! crazy make up. (sadly i didnt get a picture) then justin egge and the argyles and l.p. came over! we drank excessive amounts of redbull and rockstars...then went to the ysa new years eve dance at the space needle. this year the dj was terrible but we made up for it by just dancing like it was amazing. then we watched tons of great fireworks. then headed over to bellevue for the after party! it was amazing. i was tired after such a long day. it was so totally worth it though! plus i love all of my new friends! :)

my goals for 2011:
1. one marathon
2. 4 half marathons
3. hawaii with the crew
4. mormon fortnights
5. not breaking any bones
6. dance parties
7. more optometric certifications
8. para-optometric assistants association of washington
9. buy nice furniture
10. have the best year ever :)

this song is my theme song of the year (for now that is)

lets make this year the best craziest adventurous year ever!!! please and thank you!

and theres that story for you!

christmas 2010!

2010-12-27T09:00:00.000-08:00

this christmas i was able to make it home and spend some quality time with my family! idaho falls has changed so much from when i lived there but it was still fun to see people that i knew. i seemed like i was running into people that i knew everywhere that i went! i was awesome! my christmas rocked and cant wait till next year to see what new things will be happening :)
to start my trip on a good note joe joe and i went boarding up at our local hill kellys! the powder here is so amazing and epic!

christmas shopping in slc before picking up ian! this tree is so fun. its lights change colors ever couple minutes or so.

we picked up ian from the slc ian! ry and joe joe and i were def excited to see the kid that had just returned from iraq! we missed him greatly plus now the party can begin!!! :)

christmas eve pizza making extravaganza! i made the pineapple, pepperoni, mushroom, cheese pizza! pizza is all of our favorite food so naturally we should make it every year on christmas eve! :)

new tradition was started this year of decorating the christmas tree on christmas eve. this way everyone is able to partake of the decorating...

opening the christmas eve present! this year we all got an ornament!

french toast before opening christmas presents! yummy!

then we opened some christmas presents! it is tradition that on christmas eve that my brothers and i go to walmart (called a walmart run)and buy random drinks and food. then we wrap each little thing up and put it under the christmas tree.

family photos! we were all together except we were missing logan. i love this family of mine :)

the 5 lb gummy bear!!! ian got a huge gummy bear from gpa carl and nonie. it was super intense!

and theres that story for you

top 5 favorite christmas songs

2010-12-26T08:55:00.000-08:00

1. thistle hair the christmas bear by alabama
2. fairy tale of New york by the pogues
3.canon by the trans siberian orchestra
4.where are you christmas by faith hill
5.first noel by eve 6
and theres that story for you :)

coming home!

2010-12-15T19:49:00.000-08:00

on saturday i will make my trek back to idaho falls, id from seattle, wa. my plan is to leave at 6 am. i know that seems early but hey. i want to make it home in time for dinner!! ha ha i cant believe that christmas is here in just 10 days. this year seems to be going so fast. actually it did go fast. but none the less i am excited to go home.
here is why:
1. my mom and dad.
2. my joe joe, ryry, tris and ian!
3. kellys canyon and snowboarding
4. knitting with my mom.
5. cooking
6. snow
7. the sense of feeling of being with everyone that i love and not being alone.
8. wal*mart runs with the brother.
9. the hope of seeing some of my high school friends.
10. christmas morning.
11. a white christmas morning.
12. mass
13. taking photos.
14. running in idaho falls is the best.
15. the green belt.
16. the idaho falls temple!
17. movies
18. hot tubbing while watching the snow fall
19. trampoline snow jumping.
20. the ching family
21. seeing the recently returned ian who just spent 7 months in iraq for the us army
22. presents for mom.
23. chillaxing and not worrying about work....though lets be honest i wont feel disconnected from it. :(
24. shopping with mom
25. just being home. nothing could be better right?

i am excited to say the least. and there is that story for you

amazing.

2010-12-15T18:35:00.000-08:00

and theres that story for you.

random thoughts of today plus favorite video of the day.

2010-12-13T22:50:00.000-08:00

1. i leave for idaho in 4 days. words can not explain how excited i am.
2. i am content. content with my life. its like its the same everyday. and nothing really ever changes. not that i am complaining. but please can something or someone mix up my daily grind???! please and thank you.
3. i am a slacker. i have not gone on a run for a good while. and i just need to start that habit more often.
4. dear co workers. why must you bring in cookies and candy and things that this little carrie marie should just not have.
5. so very excited to go snowboarding all week with my brothers!!! pretty much my dad bought a season ticket for everyone and we will be getting our moneys worth this week. 8 days of epicly amazing snow. whoot whoot.
6. 90% of my christmas presents were purchased at anthropologie all i have to say is lucky you!
7. i love my friends. especially angela and jamie. they are two of the most amazing girls that i have met.
8. should i move to arizona?! what?! this has been on my mind lately i dont know why. but maybe i just need a change of scenery? i dont know. i have lived in seattle for nearly 5 years now. who does that!! me i guess. like i said before this is my place. i feel comfortable and i know almost litterally all of the lds community. not that that is a bad thing you know. just a little boring and not a challenge anymore. im too confident in my surroundings and i guess that is strange for me. i usually end up moving somewhere new after 4 to 5 years. so ehhh i dont know. we will see.
9. i redid my bed room. its amazing.
10. this video by temper trap. is amazing. just watch it and you will see what i mean.

oh and theres that story for you :)

christmas lights.

2010-12-03T12:42:00.000-08:00

this holiday season has felt pretty weird. we did have a ton of snow and before thanksgiving. but because we got all that snow my family was unable to make up to seattle for thanksgiving like they do every thanksgiving...for well at least the last 10 years we have always spent it here in sea-town...it was kinda lonely but i was able to do a ton of things!
first i went and served thanksgiving to some of the homeless on capital hill.
second i went to the lovells and ate thanksgiving dinner there! they were so nice to let me go and eat with them! my friend kate their daughter was unable to come up from utah due to the snow.
third i went to my uncle mike and geoffs house and started a fire waiting for them and nonie and grandpa carl to come home.
friday!
first uncle mike and i went shopping for 5 hours
second we made our food assignment for the big family dinner
third nonie and i went to walmart...it looked like a train wreck had happened! but we were in and out because i found a small stand no one was going too! yeah for getting christmas bows the day after thanksgiving and not spending much time in the store!
fourth we all got in the car and drove up to mukilteo to aunt janelle and uncle daves house.
fifth everyone was there and we ate a ton of food! and i even got to sit at the grown ups table ha ha. that was always the goal...but it was weird because i fit in the age range...eek!
on saturday uncle mike uncle geoff nonie and gpac went and cut down a christmas tree!!! it was so much fun! uncle mike and i found the perfect one! then we decorated it! it is so festive and i love it! then nonie and gpac wanted to make a vegetarian dinner for the aunts and uncles and cousins. so uncle mike and i went to downtown seattle. i love that place. uncle mike had to go in for a couple hours to catch up on work. while i on the hand went shopping...you would think i would be shopped out at this point...but nope i was going so strong oh and guess what! i found good deals and a great christmas present for uncle mike and geoff. who may i might add are VERY hard to shop for but boy oh boy am i excited to have them see what they are getting. i mostly spent my time at anthropologie, urban outfitters and barnes and noble oh and you cant forget nordstroms. when i headed back for uncle mikes car i was loaded with gifts! looking back now i dont know how i carried them all...guess yoga is working after all. after that we went back to the house and helped prepare the food for the guests coming. ps...i cant be a vegetarian...just saying. after dinner we did our annual mcgrath bowling. bowling just was not the same without my brothers. it made me a little emotional towards the end especially when i tried giving high fives. but it was great. then i went back home to my apartment. you can find pictures of this day here.
sunday was great! i ran a half marathon...no big deal. and then went to church. it was a good day and i am very thankful for everything in my life. night going to lie

i am pretty excited to go back home to idaho falls and see my family. and just chillax and knit with my mom and snowboard and paintball with the brothers. and cook and just do nothing for once. i love christmas. and cant wait for it to be here! :)

mark ryan johnson

2010-11-27T23:26:00.000-08:00

you are amazing and i love your guts. last year you made a video and i loved it! you are so inspiring and i look up to you so much. i am so very thankful for you friendship and you have no idea how much i miss you. i think of you so much and cant believe that we do not live in the same city. <----this makes me sad. but there are those rare occasions that i get to see you like at weddings and those totally make my day!

i love you markers! keep up the amazing work and never stop dreaming, making goals and completing each one. you rock my world.
and theres that story for you :)

love this

2010-11-21T08:37:00.001-08:00

meet ellie goulding. my friend angela posted a song by ellie on her blog and i have not been able to stop listening to all her songs. i really love the way she did this cover of temper traps song sweet disposition. this has been one of my favorite songs for the past year and i never thought i would like anyone else singing it...but i LOVE this version! and i hope that you do as well.
and theres that story for you

i really love these things right now.

2010-11-11T23:01:00.000-08:00

life cereal! because mikey likes it :)

the cute posts from anthropologie mine are different though they have lots of colors in them so they go with every single outfit!

my new hunter rainboots!!! stylish yet functional!

my new watch!! at work i go from patient to patient and i need something that keeps me efficient. (not that i dont stress about time as it is but...) i chose clear because it will go with every outfit! perfect right?!?!

my job at roosevelt vision!

mates of state!!! these two songs are my two favorite! better and true love will find you in the end.. seriously plus you should watch their bio! they are so awesome!

well those are just a couple of things that i am loving right now!! and theres that story for you!

Dry your eyes

2010-11-09T00:07:00.000-08:00

i feel like the girl version of this song. but you know what. its finally over. im not going to give into him any more. im so so so so done. this is like the hardest thing in the world. but i have to say that my ex and i have been through so much and its been a roller coaster ride for the past 2 years...and we finally cut all the ties. its kind of like i am free. and only when i talk to him do i feel so worthless. and i wonder what is wrong with me that i am not good enough for anyone except him and then i realize that i am not good enough for him and then to have him tell me that i am perfect and how i will be the best person in the world to get married to and to have as a mother for his kids...but that he could never love me. its so frustrating. and then i feel stupid because i fall for all of his stupid games. good thing he is in utah right now. i have such great friends. because they are just there for me and i typically dont share my feelings with a lot of people. so this is huge. this is huge. i dont want to be a debbie downer. but i think things will only get better from here. because i dont have to worry about trying to be the perfect person for him and i am a great person. i have accomplished so much! i graduated from college, found the job of my dreams! i work with 5 doctors and 28 other coworkers who tell me on a regular basis how hard of worker i am and that i make everyones life a little easier and happier especially in the high paced optometrist office that we work in. luckily for all of you guys i do not stay sad long (i give high fives all day long and you cant be sad and give a high five its impossible) so i am better. i hate that i feel that way sometimes but hey its life and you know what someday some amazing guy is going to fall head over heels for me and realize what an amazing, caring, happy person that i am and that we will build off each other. cause that is so important. my eyes are dry and wont shed another tear for that guy because it just isnt worth it. amen to that little homieslicea! sorry to be all emo on you all :)
and theres that story for you.

...cant believe that i am saying this...

2010-11-04T23:58:00.000-07:00

but i will be seeing this. and i wont be ashamed. :)
...and theres that story for you!

dear blink 182

2010-11-03T22:45:00.000-07:00

ever since you were a band...back in the day. i have loved and adored you. and now tonight i am watching all of your videos on youtube because i am obsessed at this very moment. i wish that you would go on tour again so i would be able to watch one of your wonderful concerts...and theres that story for you..

welcome to fall in seattle!

2010-11-01T16:03:00.000-07:00

oh hello! so it is officially fall in seattle. the past 4 years that i have been here i have just embraced the fact that i shouldnt do my make up or hair until i get to where i need to get because the fact is as soon as i go outside it will be washed off with this wonderful seattle misty rain. i decided last week that i need a new pair of rain boots because well its been a pretty wet fall. so here they are..

they are super super cute and should be here tomorrow! just in time for the down pour to be here. and theres that story for you :)

a little something about myself.

2010-10-24T13:33:00.000-07:00

Who was your favorite celebrity as a child?
coolio. not even joking. i was in love with the gangsters paradise song...still am. even though i didnt really know who coolio was i just knew he made that awesome song.

What is your favorite color?
yellow. anyone that knows me knows it is yellow... its just a happy color and i love it.

What word describes you best?
I think Optimistic is a good word to describe me.

What is your greatest accomplishment?
finishing school and loving the job i do.

What drives you every day?
helping my patients and loving the person i am.

What is your favorite food?
chipotle burrito: tortilla with half the rice, black beans, chicken, hot salsa, and lots of cheese please! :)

Where do you like to vacation?
i like to go home on vacation to visit my family.

Who do you admire?
I admire my mom she simply is amazing and i love her and all that she does.

If you were invisible, where would you go?
I'd probably stay in my bed- no one would make me get up if they can't see me :)

What is the kindest thing anyone has done for you?
Introduced the gospel to my life. bart mortensen and whittney potter were the two big supporters when i was in high school and they helped me even when they didnt realize it. i would consider those two people amazing and kind.

What would you do with a million dollars?
I would love to go third world countries and help perform eye exams on the people there and then distribute glasses to them so that they would be able to see correctly. i love that i get to do it for a job but i would do it for free anytime.

If you had three hours to yourself, what would you do with them?
run and nap.

what does it mean?!?!?!

2010-10-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

have you ever had a dream that keeps happening and happening. and you see the place in the dream every day.... well here is what my dream is. if you are a good dream interpreter let me know what you think.

its quite simple. i am at work talking and going a million miles per minute. i turn a corner and miss my turn. i smack into the wall and break my nose. yep. and that is the end of my dream.

i walk this corner every day...a million times a day and shutter every time i see it.
and theres that story for you.

what a liberating feeling...

2010-10-13T23:35:00.000-07:00

it would be to ride on a really fast motorcycle at 11:06 pm.

random statement that i am making i know, but as i was driving home from hanging out with my two awesome friends kate and tiffany this motorcycle comes speeding past me. he was probably going close to 85 mph!!!! it was a beautiful night in the beautiful town of seattle and you could even see some stars!!!!! so imagine being outside in the fresh air with nothing holding you back...the adrenaline pumping, hands in the air (though not safe i know) and wind in your hair...seriously it made me contemplate whether or not i should buy a motorcycle.

with that saying. i am not that big of an adrenaline junky and i am not really seriously contemplating buying a bike. the thought was fresh on my mind...and theres that story for you :)

i love my life and here is why...

2010-10-11T18:55:00.000-07:00

1. i live in a sweet apartment!
2. my 5 second commute to my wonderful work place
3. i love love love love love love (x a million and ten and eternity) my job.
4. i have a sweet view from my balcony.
5. my family is the best thing in the whole entire world!
6. my friends are pretty bomb and i would do anything for them.
7. road trips.
8. temple time is my favorite!
9. i would have to say that i great taste in music and i constantly listen to it
10. www.anthropologie.com need i say more?! amen to cute clothes.
11. my car is awesome and takes me anywhere i want whenever i want!
12. costume parties are rad...
13. i get to look at at least 22 sets of retinas a day!!!! best thing ever!
14. the color yellow.
15. my trials. they may not be fun but they are worth it because i learn so much!
well...the list could go on and on and on for a long time but i will spare you my random list of things! :) and theres that story for you!

why do i suddenly have...

2010-10-08T10:00:00.000-07:00

the urge to listen to the new akon songs???? pretty sure for the last hour i have been in a marathon mode of akon...and i am not going to lie they are pretty good...oh dear. there is that story for you.

i love and believe this is so true

2010-10-05T23:01:00.000-07:00

this weekend i was able to go down to salt lake city utah to watch general conference. it was my very first time watching conference in person. it was almost overwhelming to feel the spirit that was there. the power of the prophet and his presence was beyond amazing. my testimony has definitely grown a lot. all the talks were amazing and i think that there is a lot that i need to work on. i know that i am not perfect. but then again who is? im so thankful for the strength that this church gives me and no matter what anyone thinks of me i will always always always know in my heart that it is a true church and that it is where i am supposed to be. i could not imagine my life without the gospel and i wish that everyone would come to know of it and know how happy they truly could be if only the believed...anyway i am so thankful for the experience that i got to have this weekend and i owe it all to my wonderful friend kate lovell! she is super rad. because of her i got to meet the most amazing real people like elder craig c christensen and elaine dalton and others! can you believe that?! kates uncle is elder craig and he let us stay at his home on saturday night. i couldnt believe how wonderful and nice this family was. i want to go to conference more often now and will try to go at least once a year!
and theres that story for you! :)

meet the elements.

2010-09-30T00:20:00.000-07:00

BEST THING OF MY LIFE...maybe i am a dork but seriously genius song! ha ha ha...and well there is that story for you. :)

why i love my job!

2010-09-27T22:26:00.000-07:00

1. its across the street from where i live. can anyone say one minute commute?!
2. i get to see at least 30 sets of

just a dream!

2010-09-19T22:10:00.000-07:00

so pretty much ever since nelly became a rapper/r&b artist i have loved him....you know i am just so gangster like that. this song is amazing and is probably playing all the time in my bedroom. heres the thing i like about this song. its about a guy who in my mind decided to let a girl go then after he was done playing around he decided that he really missed this girl and tries to get her back....but then she was so sick of waiting around for him to figure out what he wanted and moved on...this hits home right now, i feel like that is just a constant thing that happens to any of the guys i like..or have even seriously dated. they always tell me that i am going to be the perfect mom and perfect wife and perfect everything and then they do NOTHING about it. and i am not going to try and persuade a guy to change his mind if that is the way he feels then he isnt worth my time. and basically i am proud of the girl in this song for just letting him go and not giving into the stupid games that these boys play. i mean i know it has been super hard for me to just give up the guy she obviously has more game then me...i suck at the whole boy thing....and theres that story for you and also here is my favorite version of the song (sorry its not an actual video and just a side view of nelly but just embrace it :) )

do the puyallup!

2010-09-16T08:36:00.000-07:00

last saturday jessica, kyle, dan and i went to the fair! it was quite the experience! here are some photos from it!

playing catch up!!!

2010-09-02T18:26:00.000-07:00

so much has happened in the last couple of months! new car, new apt...new ward.
first off i bought a 2004 honda accord lx at the end of august. its quite nice and very handy to just go anywhere and do whatever you want and buy more when shopping so you dont have to constantly walk and get stuff..
second i got a new apartment!! 7000 roosevelt way! its super cute! 2 bedroom one bath. huge kitchen. fireplace and balcony. and i moved in with a new person that i never have lived with before! her name is ashley sargeant and she is a gem! i love her to death!
third of all...moving to a new place means unfortunetly...or maybe fortunetly moving to a new ward. i was in the university third ward for about 4 and 1/2 years and loved my ward. then about 3 sundays ago i sat down with bishop and told him where we were moving to...and he said what side of roosevelt are you on? and i told him and then he said what side of 70th are you on and...i told him... he had a concerned look on his face and i said whats going on?! he said way to go and break my heart into a million pieces...and i said what? im still in the ward crazy and he said you are literally on the boarder of not being in the ward...! WHAT THE HECK MAN! and i said is there any rules that you can break and just claim me or use my work address...please and he said absolutely not. so ashley and i the following week went to our new ward...university 1st ward. we looked around and it was so quite we just looked at each other and were like what did we get ourselves into?! and we complained and i was like lets embrace this and look of this as something and someplace that we are meant to be in and maybe we dont know exactly way right away but this could be a blessing. :) well i think we like the ward now maybe even love it! i wont go into details as of yet but we know we are supposed to be in the university 1st ward.
that is the august update! i love my life and feel very very very very blessed. and cant wait to see what adventures fall will bring!
and theres that story for you :)

summer 2010

2010-08-28T01:23:00.001-07:00

and theres that story for you

Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions

2010-06-13T17:15:00.000-07:00

and theres that story for you....

and theres that story for you

my 23rd birthday

2010-06-11T15:37:00.000-07:00

1.delicious food at work
2. chipotle
3.sounders game holler!!
4. molly moons baby!!

fun times with the girls.

2010-06-06T12:28:00.000-07:00

this was just a fun little photo shoot we had the other night. who knows what we were posing for but it was super fun! :)

kyle with his favorite girls

make a monkey face

be pouting

and theres that story for you!

peanut teeth

2010-06-06T12:22:00.000-07:00

a bunch of us went to celebrate allen brands birthday with him at a mariners game! it was so much fun. i regret not getting a picture with allen. but he started moving around when i got my camera out. it was a great game and we won the game too! by the end of the game and most of the next day i had lost my voice. thanks allen for having a birthday! and theres that story for you :)

Stormin Mormon Rap

2010-05-31T20:07:00.000-07:00

this is amazing. just thought i would share. he explains the gospel (in a general sense) and raps!!! if he were in seattle i would probably fall in love with him for his straight up gangsterness and knowledge of the church. way to go elder. way to go. and theres that story for you.

80s party

2010-05-26T23:18:00.000-07:00

it was amazing.
and theres that story for you :)

beauty and geek party

2010-05-26T23:04:00.000-07:00

so at the beginning of the month a friend of mine had a theme party of beauty and the geek. based primarily after the tv show. it was fun too see what people came up with. here are two of my good friends and neighbors kyle and rich and their geekiness.

the music was great and people danced it was awesome!

i found michelle!!!! i love that girl.

all and all it was a great night despite the broken ankle...
and theres that story for you :)

ankle news

2010-05-26T22:52:00.000-07:00

so last thursday i couldnt stand it anymore. my cast was stretching...and my heal was going where my calf was...yeah if you could imagine what that feels like it isnt very comfortable and very painful. so since dr. w was out of town i tried calling the poditrists that were on call and i could get a hold of any of them...sad day. well i call my pcp (primary care physician) and told her what was going on. she had me come in and said we have to take it off because its not good for you to have on but i cant recast you because i do not know where the fracture is. i was freaked out and next thing i knew the cast was off. now a week later dr w is back and i am going in to see him to see what my next step is.

to me it feels fine. i can walk around and its not painful. i know i cant go running for another couple weeks. which i have embraced. barely embraced but i am getting over it. :) so we will see what he is going to do with stupid ankle tomorrow. and i will keep you updated. and theres that story for you.

you know when you wear your socks to bed....

2010-05-12T21:25:00.000-07:00

and all you want to do is kick it off? well this cast is like one giant heavy sock that no matter how hard you try to kick it off....it wont. lesson learned. i mean really? how are people supposed to sleep with a cast on?

oh also crutches are killer. yep when i am walking longer distance i am supposed to use crutches and also use them if. looked under my arm pits after today...and bruised. yep awesome huh?! i think so. more battle wounds.

good news though. in attempts to wash myself this morning i found the best way to wash your hair! wash your hair upside down and it will turn out PERFECT! i haven't had a good hair day like today in a good long while. while that turned out good. it lacked washing my body...kinda sick at least i got one leg shaved and anyway i am not going to talk about my showering anymore sorry i know you all want to hear about it...ehh....

also i was SO productive at work i got everything i need to get finished....finished! plus some i felt a great sense of accomplishment.

well theres that story for you! :)

oh...hello white boring cast.

2010-05-11T20:17:00.000-07:00

today i got that dreaded news....well looks like your fracture was worst then we thought. uhh really. thanks. we are going to have to put a hard cast on it. what does that mean?! so basically i cant get it wet. and i have to stay off it as much as possible. good news. it comes off on may 27th!!! unless otherwise noted by dr w!!! thank goodness!

good bye boot until may 27th. i will await your arrival. until then lets party with plaster the cast.

theres...that story for you.

boot=pain.

2010-05-10T21:52:00.000-07:00

today was the first day of major real pain with the boot. so i called dr warnekros to see what i can do besides taking anti-inflammatory drugs (sick) and ice it. and he called back and wants me to come back tomorrow night!!! ahhh....and guess what. boot will become cast. fair well boot...its been real and i cant say its been fun...i will miss you..but not too much...not excited for cast to come.

oh well. it will happen. and hopefully it will heal this broken ankle of mine soon. ugg. you know i have woken up every morning itching to go out and run. and i cant because well lets be honest i cant even really walk to my bedroom door with out the boot on with out it feeling like the ankle will collapse and brake into a million little pieces of crushed bone....sick. makes me cringe just thinking about it.

what i am learning from this whole disaster of an ankle deal i am going through is that...i need to be patient, be aware of pain...though my pain tolerence is amazing, and i need to slow down. yup...but really seriously? why now? theres so much that i wanted to do with my summer with out this ankle being in the way. oh well someday (hopefully soon) i will see a blessing in this...right? someone please tell me that is true. alright. im tired now boot and i didnt get a nap today and we really really like those naps.

and theres that story for you

boot.

2010-05-09T22:39:00.000-07:00

o me and my boot have had lots of little adventures this weekend.
first we will start out with friday. we worked all day on our feet walking around the office and helping patients and the doctors. this little kid came up to me and asked me if my foot was broke. i said yes i suppose it is. he kicked my boot. (keep in mind his mom is watching this) and he fell to the ground!!! and started crying his mom started to laugh! ha ha ha and was like whyd you kick her boot? it was funny. then i came home and took a nap and then! went to the beauty and geek party. i wore my boot and i nice high black pump. it was hot. not going to lie. also it was pretty hard core. indeed that is true.
saturday. walked to work. worked all day. and then came home and sat outside in the beautiful sunshine. read born to run and then. took a nap (very delightful those naps are indeed). then i got ready to go to the karaoke party. and then boot and i walked 30 blocks east and 23 blocks north. quite fun...shouldnt of done it. karaoke was fun.
the today sunday. went to the kirkland half marathon. boot and i cheered on peter in the half marathon though we were both dying to be out there for the run. and also uncle geoff and michelle who ran the 5k. then we tried bacon pancakes. pancakes cooked with bacon on it. kinda weird...kinda gross...kinda both! then off to church it was. then we took a 5 hour nap.
yep so i am glad to announce that the boot and i are getting along.
and theres the story for you

kirkland half marathon

me and mark with matching boots at his bday karaoke birthday

my boot and i taking advantage of the nice sunny weather!

things happen.

2010-05-06T20:55:00.000-07:00

so today i was running. that is a pretty typical thing for a girl named carrie marie to do. infact i was doing ten miles and then running to my poditrist, dr. warnekros. yup. i almost get there and felt a crack. and heard a pop. and then i was down. i get back up and think shoot this is just great! i mean i have been training pretty good for the past...couple of months. and i get to dr warnekros' office and it was for a follow up because i had gotten orthodics. and i said well my ankle has been awlfully wobbly and has been bruising and swelling up but other then that it has been fine...yup he was concerned i could tell by the look on his face. as i continued talking about my wonderful foot...i said actually a couple minutes ago i heard it pop and it brought me to the ground. but i didnt think anything of it. he looked closer to my foot. and then he started pressing and i would squirm around..he then put an x on the spot where it was most tender. then we went to this room where we took an x-ray....an x-ray whats going on?! we look at my pictures/xrays and it was apparent. i have a severe stress fracture. tears instantly came on my face. i couldnt help it! i have a race on sunday!! a half and then i have a full in june! ive worked hard and deserve to run those races! they are the only thing i feel i have to look forward to. sad but true....ugg. then he was like well i have a present for you. a present? he brings me a big black boot...aircast rather. tears started coming down more....yup this is really true and really happening.

on the way home i started thinking. is this heavenly fathers plan for me? is this a sign that maybe i need to slow down and not do everything and try to do everything that i think that everyone expects me to? bah. i do think so and i have a lot to work on. i will embrace this and move along....slowly cause of this stupid cast. but maybe this is a blessing in disguise. who knows.

and theres that story for you.

dear verizon wireless...

2010-04-30T09:04:00.000-07:00

i would love it if you decided to carry the iphone...i want to use some of the applications. seriously. and i would buy it the minute it came out.
theres that story for you verizon so make it happen PLEASE!!!!!

...well...yes...this is who i am

2010-04-24T18:55:00.000-07:00

i am one of those girls who plans out everything. most of the time they dont go according to plan but thats alright.

i can eat pizza every single day. true

i am a big fan of hip hop. but i also really really really love alternative, acoustic and rock.

i run every morning most of time at 4:30 am. i love it.

i am a work-a-lic. but people think this is a bad thing. i dont. i wouldnt work if i didnt love my job and i really really really really x a million love my job. true

gina, kristin and lisa have been the best friends of my life i wish that i saw them more now that they were married. i still love them though :)

my family is the most important thing in the whole entire world to me.

i cant wait til the day i can go to the temple and be sealed and married and start my own family. hopefully that will be in the nearish future?

tortallini is one of my favorite foods as well. also frozen bananas and grapes.

i like quoting lyrics to songs...most of the time people dont get it...and it makes me feel even more awkward then what i already am.

i love shopping. its a tragedy. i recently have been loving anthropologie...such cute things

by the end of the year i will be running in 3 half marathons, 1 marathon and numerous 5k,8&10ks. again i LOVE it.

i believe i am the good luck friend. as soon as i become really really good friends with people they instantly become engaged. its true. my stats are good.

well thats all i have for you now but seriously i love who i am and feel comfortable with that and that is a big thing for me. just embrace things and dont take things so seriously. and most of all love life because life really is to short to do anything but love it...right? right.

theres that story for you. :)

ians grad and fam reunion

2010-04-22T13:16:00.001-07:00

ians graduation from uva training and mcgrath family reunion

2010-04-19T22:28:00.000-07:00

last week my mom, dad, tristan, gpa carl, nonie and uncle geoff all went to arizona to attend my brother ians graduation from uva training from fort huchuca. it was so amazing to see how much he has grown up and taken responsibility of his life! i am a proud sister that is for sure! :)
after the graduation we all made our way down to duncan arizona where my grandpa carl grew up. it was an amazing and interesting experience that is for sure! i loved hearing about all the history of the family and grandpa carl shared everything. i hope that i can remember it all!
it was a great trip and i was sad for the vacation to end and to leave all my family but on the other hand i was excited to get back to work because i love it so much.
and theres that story for you :)

easter 2010!!!

2010-04-11T09:21:00.000-07:00

this year we had easter at aunt cristas house!! i only had 3 cousins that came but we still had a lot of fun! uncle mike, uncle john and i hid eggs for the girls. then they went and found all the eggs...most of the eggs had money in them or just realegg...so they came out to be really rich chickas. i even got to have an easter basket! easter was definetly a great time!

mount si!!!!!

2010-04-07T21:48:00.000-07:00

cecile farmer and i hiked up mount si!! it was such a beautiful beautiful day! there was snow which was the first i saw this year (2010 of course). we ate our lunch at the top an explored and then ran down till i twisted my ankle. i felt like a whanny but whateves. also when we got to the top some guy was playing the violin made me think of my dad! :) this was a fun day over all thanks cecile!

things that i miss...

2010-03-27T20:40:00.000-07:00

i miss my little brothers (which by the way are so little anymore)

i miss my best friend nichole olsen

i miss g and kizzle and lisa

i miss knowing what was going to happen

i miss not worrying

i miss idaho

i miss my mom and dad

i miss amy and laura and stephanie

i miss my freshman and sophomore year of college

i miss high school

i miss being stress free

i miss being able to feel safe when i run in the middle of the night

i miss alberston and wal*mart runs

i miss singing little bunny foo fo to my youngest bro when he was sad

i miss having a clear mind and feeling innocent

i miss my family

i miss my life before i grew up...

...and theres that story for you.

all i need in my life is

2010-03-21T18:48:00.000-07:00

my book of mormon
my running shoes
a slurpee
a rain jacket
my blackberry
mascara
music

book of mormon because i love reading it every single day. my day feels off when i dont read it. and i believe that the church is true and believe in it with all my heart. so it is one of the most important things to have

my running shoes because i love to run and know that i would be a lazy fatty with out them. they keep me sane after a long day of work and for that i really need you shoes

a slurpee because they are refreshing and delicious and perfect

my blackberry because i can finally keep all my life sorted and reminds me of things that i will otherwise forget

mascara because with out it i would look like a weirdo true and with out it i feel naked

music because i hate the quiet. it also makes me feel safe when i dont any other time. and i just love the beats and that i can dance anytime i want with it!!!

anyways not a very interesting post...so theres that story for you....

karoke, baking and...work...

2010-03-14T21:37:00.000-07:00

that is what february consisted of. i put in a lot of hours at work which was good. i made a little extra moola! which is always nice to have. but when you work a lot it is hard to have a social life...this is true. other then work i made a birthday cake for my friend steve-o! he turned 26 this year and although it is not one of my most beautiful cakes it was still delish!
then that friday was the "sweet meet" i was reluctant to going. but i went and made this amazing pie! it was one of the winners! and had a lot of bids and the person who bought it spent a lot of money or sweet meet bucks. i cant remember his name but he was interesting...

then the next sunday was valentines day and although i am not big on celebrating this holiday i have to admit that i LOVED making these valentine organic brownies with pink frosting and...festive sprinkles! this was also my first atempt to making organic brownies and i have to say that they were amazing...just look at the photo!!! ha ha

at the end of the month our ward had our open mic night and my roomieslicea Hannah and i sang our current favorite song "brighter then sunshine" by aqualung. i think i look really funny in this picture...but i embrace it :)

and theres that story for you... :)

overtime

2010-02-27T13:47:00.001-08:00

many people know how much i work. and i have to say that i love my job if i didnt i would work so much! and it is worth it to me to work overtime because when in the future will i be able to work as much as i do in something that i love doing...besides being a momma? so yes last week i worked 72 hours and this week i put in 54 hours. but too me it was hanging out in a place that i love being and helping people do what they can to help see...
also starting monday i will be dedicating a lot of hours into running and training for the 2 half marathons that i am going to be doing and also my full marathon that i will be running in in june with joe joe :)
i love everything that i do and know that if i work hard in everything that i will be able to do whatever i want...whether that be qualify and run in the boston or become president of the opticians association of washington. i will acheive and like it says in this music video (yes i do LOVE rap music...dont judge) cause its now or never...put in that overtime. theres that story for you :)

valentines day weekend...

2010-02-13T10:23:00.000-08:00

well here i am in seattle! i love it here. but all my friends are pretty much gone and the ones that are here have plans. and on top of that i miss my mom and dad and family and my uncles...but they are ALL in mexico! so i wont even talk to my mom tomorrow an havent since tuesay!! i normally talk to her at least once a day or every two days!!! but that is alright. so i decided that i will be productive...not that this is productive at all but whatever. so my plan of action today is to clean my room. it really needs it ha ha. then go running and then to the u2 bball game at 130. and then i was thinking about getting a couple really cheesy chick flicks and making some cookies! to give to the people in my ward tomorrow. anywho...it should be fun! lets just hope that this is the last time this happens on this day right? ha ha ha whatever alright! theres that story for you!

Punky's valentine

2010-02-12T23:20:00.001-08:00

welcome to my new favorite tv show!! punky brewster!!! someone said that i remind them of punky...kinda awesome

its saturday night!!!!

2010-02-06T19:02:00.000-08:00

you know that means party time! yup its jon cox's birthday and you know that means rockin good times! i will take some pictures since i have been slacking in that album...for the month of january i have....da da dom 0% pictures! and well theres that story for you :)

and once again...

2010-02-04T22:19:00.000-08:00

i'm alone. which is fine. i'm used to it. hopefully it will be my turn someday...

car or bike??

2010-01-28T12:57:00.000-08:00

this has been the debate for the past 6 months. and i have finally figured out and decided which one i am going to get!! so should i buy a car? or should i buy a bike?

pros to buying a car:

fast easy transportation able to go to the east side in a timely matter
able to go buy groceries without worrying if i will be able to carry home my purchases
i could drive to idaho easily

cons to buying a car:

costs a lot to buy
gas is expensive
parking is never fun
cost of insurance
what if i get in an accident?? ahhh
gain weight...yuck
enviromental issues....lets save the planet yo!!

pros for a bike:

fast way to get around
great excercise
cheaper than a car
sweet looking bike shoes
sweet helmet...hmm...
healthier for the planet
some cases faster then driving (seattle traffic can be tragic)
i can ride my bike to rainier beach or where ever i really need to go...
cross training for running
bike adventures!!!
park pretty much anywhere
no monthly insurance
no purchasing of gas
sweet blinking lights for safety! ha ha (kind of joking)

cons for a bike:

kind of scared of driving on the road
helmet head....
i could die!!!
coordination problems are tragic on my end...

so as you can see there are more reasons for me to buy a bike then what there is for me to buy a bike. so guess what i am going to buy a bike! now the only thing is that i need figure is out is what kind i should buy! eek!!! bike know it alls please help!!!

and well there is that story for you! exciting huh?

my 2010 theme song!

2010-01-09T16:47:00.001-08:00

yep this is the song i chose to be my official song for the year.

happy twentyten!

2010-01-09T15:54:00.000-08:00

as everyone has most likely thought about i have been thinking about the goals that i want to accomplish in the year twothousandten. so here is a list of the things i want to accomplish.

1. run a marathon.

so i signed my brother joe and i up to run the seattle rock n roll full marathon!

2. run four half marathons

i will be running the mercer island half marathon, the whidbey island half marathon, the super jock n jill half marathon and the seattle half marathon

3. buy a car!

the one that i really really really want is a 2002 toyota prius

4. see more movies!

5. go to some concerts

6. to be content with myself and not to put too much pressure on myself.

7. to remember i cant make everyone happy but remember that it is not a bad thing to try.

8. actually move out of the girls big house.

9. go on a date at least once a month...boys just need to get on that...

10. remember just because no one asks me out that there is nothing wrong with me.

11. learn how to knit or to play the guitar or do something that i dont know how to do

12. eat a different type of food every month.

13. do yoga.

14. read more.

15. laugh more. :)

and theres that story for you or rather theres my goals for you!

2009-12-17T11:15:00.000-08:00

oh yeah this is turkey bowl our team was the most spirited and i think we should of gotten a trophy for that :)

my family finally came up from idaho falls for thanksgiving!!! we played clue and chilled on the couch and uncle mike mom and dad and i went black friday shopping and then the wac for an excellent brunch! yummy!
then sunday came and joe geoff and i ran the seattle half marathon! it was pretty amazing! and epic...we finished!!! and then i looked down and my shoe was completely bloody!! gross!!! i had a huge blister on the side of my foot and it had ruptured...stupid feet! its all healed now. but i have to say i cant wait for next year when we run it again!

all in all november was an amazing month and i am glad that i did everything that i was able to do :)

i just have to..

2009-11-15T01:02:00.000-08:00

embrace the fact that i am a nice person. it is impossible for to be rude, show my true feelings/say them....mostly cause i am not good at explaining myself (its true ask g! :) ) and to be direct!!!! ahhhh it drives me nuts and i always play out in my head how i am going to address something and then...i feel bad. and the sad part is people know this about me and use this to their advantage. i am sick of it. but i know that i am not capable of changing this and so i am embracing this fact and will continue to be nice...mostly cause i dont know how to change....and theres that story for you....sorry its not interesting! <---see thats me being nice apologizing for nothing....

october 2009

2009-11-05T09:02:00.001-08:00

what a good month

nike womens marathon

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robyns wedding!!!

2009-10-10T22:57:00.000-07:00

so cecille, jenny and i went to spokane for a day for robyn benito dipo boch's wedding!!! it was a fun day. it was a fun long and adventureous day for the bunch of us!

ideally perfect...

2009-10-02T15:38:00.000-07:00

so here is what i think would be the perfect guy and if i ever meet him it would be awesome!!

loves...i mean loves sports especially football
tall
loves the things my brothers do...
can put up with my rather ditzy ways
likes to laugh and is not a downer
is going somewhere in life
return missionary
loves the gospel
doesn't mind going running
hates tomatoes and onions...because they're just sick
loves to talk about random things and is a conversation starter
and of course has to have great looks
and a great since of humor

and that would be perfect!!!! so if you know anyone like the person i described...send him my way...and theres that story for you. or rather theres that list for you.

14 inning stretch...

2009-09-18T11:15:00.000-07:00

so there we were...bottom of the 13th inning. danny and i said alright at the end of the next inning we will leave. and then the 14th inning began white sox didnt get any runs in...and then mariners got 2 people on base...then all of a sudden one got out and then!!! ichiro hit a homer!!!! yeah!!! and the mariners won..yep theres that story for you and heres some pictures of the day! :)

danny and i at the game

10 things i loved about this week!!

2009-09-12T17:15:00.000-07:00

1. running the super jock n jill half marathon in 2 hours 6 minutes!
2. getting a massage from hannah white! my roomie who is in massage therapy
3. seeing danny for the first time in 2 years!! though i have to admit it was embarassing! so i ran the marathon 9/7 and then the next day 9/8 hannah gave me a massage and then i went to bed early like 9 pm cause i had work nice and early...then all of a sudden i hear someone knocking on the door. and it was danny! it was so great to see him!
4. i ran 8 miles without knee pain!! that was exciting because it was also the first day that i was able to run without my knee brace.
5. i scored awesome mariners whitesox tickets for next thursday!!! i am so excited!! danny and i are supposed to go depending if he has a car or not if not then some other lucky person gets to go with me! :)
6. i hung out with my awesome cousin erin!! and her friend megan!! we went to dinner at pallinos at u village and then we went to h&m and had an ugly outfit contest. and then went and got gellato!! yum!
7. it was husky pride day at work! always a good thing!
8. THE HUSKIES WON THEIR FIRST GAME SINCE NOVEMBER 2007!!
9. the hillcrest knights dominated the bonneville bees in every sport this weekend as well!!
10. ...well...hmm...it is 90* in seattle again!!!! i feel like that is amazing! :) oh and i made hydration pops! what is a hydration pop you may ask? well! let me tell you! so one. you get some clear plastic cups, clear plastic spoons, some strawberry gatorade 2 aka g2...and you put the g2 into the cups but the spoon in the cup and then!!! freeze for a couple hours. and by the time you go for a long run they are nice and frozen (kinda) and then you eat them...delicious! simply delicious!
and theres that story for you!

2 things to make labor day the best day ever...

2009-09-07T06:46:00.000-07:00

1. my little brother ian called me at 530 am! he tried calling my parents but they didnt answer. ian is in basic training and only gets to use his cell phone....well not often. they hold his cell phone and they give him like an hour to try and call home and you will never know when that is. and so i got to talk to him for the first time since he left for basic almost yeah 2 months ago. SO i am so excited for that! it makes me want to run even harder today just to make him proud of me.

2. talking about running!!! today is the super jock and jill. yesterday uncle geoff picked me so we can have our pre race dinner! which we had pizza!! it was pretty delicious. and then we made protein drinks. then i watch coraline and read a magazine and brushed my teeth and flossed and then went to bed!! ....not that you really needed to know all those details...but whatever right? we are leaving in a half hour for the race which is woodenville. so far it looks like it is just going to be raining. and be cold so...we will see how i do right? 13.1 here i come!! :) so excited! so ian this race is for you!!! i love you ian!! and...theres that story for you

and now theres one...

2009-09-06T00:36:00.000-07:00

so all through out my college life i had the same 3 friends who i considered myself pretty close to...close enough to call my best friends. well then g, lisa, and k-izzle all got engaged...which now they are all married....the last one getting married a couple hours ago. i tried SO SO SO hard not to cry but during one of the slow songs i saw k-iz and holland dancing and g and kyle dancing...and the tears just came a rolling. i wasn't crying because i was sad. i was crying because i was so happy that my best friends have found happiness. and i am so excited for them! k-iz looked SO gorgeous and i know that she is the happiest she has ever been and that is all i want for my friends. i love you k-iz and g and lisa with all my heart! believe it because it is 100% true. just dont forget about me! and theres that story for you :)

what september has in store for me....

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sept 1-work
sept 2-work
sept 3-dentist apt....went well no cavities!! my mom should be proud!
-met my new awesome roomie michelle!
sept 4-ikea with michelle and her mom
-finish my bedroom
-run
-danny comes home!!!
sept 5-work
-run
-k-izzle and hollands wedding
sept 6-fast sunday
-pot luck
-hang out with uncle geoff
sept 7- jock and jill half marathon!!!! yay!!
-fhe
-star wars monday with heath and the crew
sept 8- work
-run
sept 9-work
-run
sept 10-run

well i think you get the picture. i work, run, go to weddings all month and go to church...i will up date you on these. and theres that story for you :)

the dentist

2009-09-03T08:10:00.000-07:00

i am quite nervous about going. i will be there in one hour...ehhh!!!! oh well i will just embrace the experience! and theres that story for you!

i feel really good about....

2009-08-27T22:43:00.000-07:00

my new sonicare toothbrush.
watching star wars for the first time ever.

heres why. my teeth feel so clean and i know i just used it for the first time this evening...but i feel like they look whiter...ha ha ha. star wars isnt as nerdy as what i thought it would be. i actually quite like it. a lot. bring on more star wars nights!!! yes?

the auction!!

2009-08-23T18:16:00.000-07:00

so for the nike womens marathon that i am running on october 18th my office and i are doing team in training! team in training is an organization that raises money for the leukemia and lymphoma society. since there are 6 of us training to go to the marathon we have to raise 24,000 dollars...intense i know. well we had an auction last night and we raised over 9,000 dollars!!! yay!! it was pretty successful. and lots of fun! :)
and theres that story for you.
carrie marie

starting a new!

2009-08-21T09:23:00.000-07:00

alright i was pretty much done with the other blog. i am starting a new chapter in my book and dont want to look back on the last year of when i was going to college. ha ha so here is the new one! expect to hear a lot about my runs. expect to hear about some fun/funny adventures. expect to hear about....my life!
alright theres that story for you :)
<3 carrie marie