Beauty is living a life you love

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGEN!!!

2008-08-29T08:43:00.002-06:00

Her birthday isn't tomorrow but I'm not much of a weekend blogger - so happy birthday sis! Love ya!

Nie Nie Day

2008-08-28T08:21:00.003-06:00

If you want to know what Nie Nie Day is, go here. I have been a fan of the Nie Nie Dialogues for quite a while. Nie is such an awesome mom and she has such a beautiful family and love for life. Tragedy stuck their family and so many in the blogging world have come together to help out this sweet family, even when most of us only know her through the blogging world. If you have time, read about her and her family, donate, or just pray for them. Thanks to Design Mom for putting this day together!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOU!!!!

2008-08-27T08:58:00.001-06:00

My little sis turns 17 today! I can't believe it! She is growing up too fast - love ya sis!

Night with the guys

2008-08-27T08:39:00.004-06:00

How lucky am I? Look at these hot guys that I get to call two of my best buddies! I have known Dustin (left) and Adam (right) for over 10 years. Adam is home this week visiting from London where he has been living and working for almost 3 years. We only get to see him once or twice a year when he comes home to visit. But I was stoked to find out that he is planning on moving back to the states soon. The three of us went to the Chuckars game and then back to Dustin's for some darts (and pictures!)
Such handsome men! And I get to be in the middle!

Rocking the Boise State hat and trying to act tough

Big cheese!

So cute!

Ha! Do you like my photo editing skills? :)

I love these guys!

Meet J. Leybs

2008-08-25T11:26:00.004-06:00

This is Leyba. Best buddy. I love this kid. We have had a lot of good times together. He text me this photo yesterday and I was so excited to see it and I had to share, because I'm not sure any of you even know him (even those that probably should!) He's my favorite! Do work son!!
Love ya Leybs!

What do you think?

2008-08-21T08:09:00.002-06:00

I think it kind of ages me a little bit!

My last day as a blonde...

2008-08-20T08:12:00.003-06:00

Sad to see it go, but I'm excited for the new.

They're back!

2008-08-19T08:31:00.002-06:00

These little guys and their parents went to Washington for a week and they got back yesterday. We are spoiled at my house having family so close and when they leave, even for a week, we don't know what to do with ourselves. Logan is taking after his mom and practicing his cheerleader pose! How cute it he!
Logan is such a cheese! Always has a big smile for the camera! Landen is so mellow!
I love the look on Logan's face!
Here is Logan's attempt at taking a picture. Good job buddy!
So happy they are back home!

The drive home after a girl's day trip to Salt Lake City

2008-08-11T11:27:00.001-06:00

He is not going to be very happy with me...

2008-08-11T11:20:00.003-06:00

but I had to post at least one picture of him! (After showing Charlie my blog, he said I better not put any pictures of him on it. Sorry!) This kid is my absolute favorite! Friday night was the first time I have seen Charlie in almost 3 years. (He has been too busy living on the east coast, and just recently down south.) He is one of my best friends and it was sooo great to see him! I am excited that he is making a move that will put him a lot closer (but still flying distance) Yah!!
Charlie, babe, don't be mad. And if you want to yell at me, the is a place you can leave a comment below :) Love ya!

Night with the guys

2008-08-04T08:27:00.005-06:00

I had lots of fun over the weekend. My birthday was spent with the family (some pics to come) we bbq'd and had tons of yummy food and lots of gifts! Logan and I were totally spoiled. Here are some pictures from my evening with my boys. It's always a good time when we get together!
Waters, me, Kearney, and Zane

Waters is excited that we are about to play Guitar Hero!

Full concentration!

Bert, the really horny dog (see pic below)

He scratched the heck out of my arms and legs

Cheese!

Uh, I wasn't ready for the picture but the guys sure look good!

Happy 3rd Birthday Logan!!

2008-08-02T12:48:00.001-06:00

Happy 3rd Birthday Logan

2008-08-02T12:48:00.000-06:00

You can probably imagine my excitement when I heard about this....

2008-08-01T12:37:00.002-06:00

Go listen to it -it's so sweet! Love it!

2008-08-01T08:56:00.002-06:00

I get to go golfing with my boys today. Can't wait! Happy birthday to me :)

Birthday Wish List

2008-07-31T15:25:00.002-06:00

So I know there are many of you that are just racking your brain trying to figure out what to get me for my birthday, but don't worry, I have put together a small birthday wish list. (i'm kidding)
But really, I wanted to share a few things that I'm longing for right now. And if you notice the prices on most of them, you will understand why I am only longing for them and don't own them.

*I have big brother's already, now I just need his!

*Still can't stop thinking about this pretty.

*Pick anything from here!

*This would be fabulous! If it really works!

*I would love anything from here, but here are a few of my favorites!

*A big wish!! (Or marry someone wealthy!)

*These, these, or these.

Hey, a girl can dream, right :)

Birthday shout outs!!

2008-07-28T14:00:00.005-06:00

First, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY needs to go to Alyssa! She turned to big 26 on Saturday and I still haven't made it over to her house to "gift" her. Sorry sweetie! She has been an amazing friend for a very long time! Love ya lady!!

And then Papa Smith needs a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY as well! We won't mention how old he is even though I don't think it would hurt his feelings. (And I don't think he reads the blog so he would probably never know) He's the best and he has done way more for me than I will ever deserve in a lifetime! Love you daddy!

Today is the start of my birthday week! It's a Smith tradition to do birthday weeks and they are even better the later in the week they are. My birthday is this Sunday, so I get "birthday'd" all week long! Good times!

Too cool...

2008-07-23T15:54:00.001-06:00

Things Learned The Hard Way

2008-07-22T10:23:00.000-06:00

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

5. You should not confuse your career with your life.

6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

7. Never lick a steak knife.

8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)

14. Your friends love you anyway.

15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

Thanks Logan!

2008-07-18T09:46:00.002-06:00

I get home from work the other day and when I walk in the front door, Logan and Mom are sitting on the couch.

Mom: Hi Brittany

Me: Hello

Sweet little almost 3 year old nephew Logan: Brittany...... your hair looks crazy!!

Me: (hugs and kisses) Oh thank you Logan! I'm glad I got one honest opinion!

I usually never do anything out of the normal with my hair. Straight, sometimes curley, but this was a new do for me. Pulled the hair back away from my face, mostly just the crown area. Nothing too extreme, but definatly not something I usually do and now, probably won't ever do again. So I went and took all the bobby pins out and did a little straightening, then went back to the little guy for final approval.

Me: How does my hair look now Logan?

Logan: Much better!

Best of the best

2008-07-17T12:04:00.005-06:00

I love these ladies! They are my two best friends and unfortunately one of them has to live clear across the United States! It's not very often the she gets to come home but every time we get together, go to dinner, catch up, and take some pictures. Here is last year's picture to compare and see how we have changed!

Check out Alyssa's hair! Not sure what was up with my camera! I don't think I have seen a more cheesy smile come from all of us!

Two sweet blue-eyed girls! Abby and Adrea

Abby and I doing our best model pose!

Love these girls!

Abby and aunt Sarah

I love you guys!!!

Family Reunion

2008-07-15T17:23:00.006-06:00

The family reunion was a lot of fun! It was so good to see and catch up with family that I have seen forever! There were so many fun pictures taken, it was hard to pick just a few!

My cousin Jesse, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Kendall

Aunt Cheryl holding Landen

Logan and Kort "cheersing" their big muffins!

Grandma Cowley, Landen, and me

Me and Logan

Ok, so I walked the high wire. It was only about 20 or 25 feet high but it was pretty intense. First, we had to climb the side of the tree (it looked like a rock climbing wall), then we had to walk across the wire to the other tree where we then had to repel down. There were only a few from the family that did it and I'm proud to say that I put my fear of heights aside and did it! It was pretty awesome!

Repelling down!

Allison was not happy that Josh talked her into joining in the fun!

This was a fun little challenge. We had to walk across wires that were connected from tree to tree. Everyone had to make it to the end without falling off! Lots of teamwork!

This challenge was insane. We had to swing on a rope from one side to the other and we had to fit 14 people on this little piece of wood that was probably 4x4 - but we did it!
We had to grab the rope to start without crossing a certain line, so we put belts together to try and hook the rope.

It probably doesn't make much sense but it was a lot of fun!

The American Idol concert was AWESOME! I loved it! The crowd went crazy for Archuleta! It was insane!! It has been a nice vacation! I'm not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow :(

Bowling

2008-07-09T07:21:00.005-06:00

I can't remember what was so funny!

The ladies

Cheese!

Cutie pie Logan

Grandma and Lou

Greg, the hardcore bowler

Kandis showing her technique

and her cute shirt

Landen loves those kisses, doesn't he!

I was totally digging all the colors!

He does smile, I promise!

So bowling was a lot of fun Monday night. We all went up to Rexburg for FHE and met my aunt and uncle at the bowling alley. Even Grandma Smith bowled and she did awesome!

I know, I skipped my 4th of July fun. That will be coming. I didn't take any pictures. I know. Kandis took some and I'm waiting to get those from her. So it will be an awkward post.

I'm off to Utah this weekend for a family reunion and for the American Idol concert!! Lots of fun to come!

This fun is happening tonight.......

2008-07-03T08:35:00.002-06:00

and I'm super excited!!!

Snow cones!!

2008-06-30T09:23:00.005-06:00

I look forward to these every year! My number one flavor is the USA. It is blue raspberry, red raspberry, and coconut (I think)! So yummy! Just a few pics of Greg and I enjoying our snow cones while sitting in a car wash!

Me not even looking a the camera!

Notice Greg is trying to get a high off of his snow cone. I pointed out that he is holding it up to the wrong nostril hole!

This could have been the cutest picture. Thanks Greg!

I made him take a few random pics with me because I'm running out of photos to scrap book.....

Not sure about this one!

Such a poser!
This one made me laugh so hard and I'm not sure why! Like I was being sneaky taking a picture while he wasn't looking!

You probably didn't notice but Greg won't smile in pictures lately because he is self conscious about the fact that his teeth aren't white. (What a brat!) It wasn't helping any that I kept flashing my pearly whites with every click of the camera! I was happy when we headed to Target that evening so he could purchase some whitening strips.

Go see this movie! So funny!