:: its.not.an.octopus ::

:: Sunday, October 02, 2005 ::

My husband thinks I should get back into writing on this blog. I guess I kind of ran out of things to say. It was a good outlet for me at one time and maybe it can be again. I recently gave birth to the cutest little boy ever, so I might be having some stories to tell soon. I will think about it and I just might be back soon...or perhaps I will start a completely new blog. I will let you know.
:: Erin 3:21 AM [+] ::
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July 25th, 2004 The Proposal Story

so we were driving back to his house after having dinner at my house. we were talking in the car about getting married and he kept dropping little hints like 'well, we're going to vegas in january to get married' and 'what if i said i wasn't getting you a ring, but that i was saving up my money so we could get matching ring tattoos..would you still want a ring? oh, shoot, i'm sorry..that wasn't romantic' then acting like he didn't say anything. so then he gets off the draper exit, which is way before his exit. i asked him where we were going and he said for a drive, it's only 11 o'clock, it's not like it's too late. so we are driving along the new subdivisions that are being built on the point of the mountain and we keep getting higher and higher. take note, i really have to pee (as if that's unusual). we pass a chevron and i'm thinking i should ask him to stop, but then i think i'll be okay. so we keep driving. we get to the top where you can see both utah valley and salt lake valley on either side of you. he drives in a cul-de-sac and turns around. the view is amazing. then he pulls off on the side of the road and we're just kind of taking it in, not really saying much. then i can't stand it anymore and i say i have to pee right now...coincidentally he does too. so we get out of the car and i do my business by the back tire and he does his in front of the car and i make a comment about how romantic that is. haha. then we meet in the middle and he puts his arms around me, we are looking out on the valley and he says, 'so, will you marry me?' and i say, 'mmmm..yes'. then i turned and looked at him and he said, 'really? you really will?' and i say, 'yes, i really will' then we kissed. the end.


:: Erin 7:57 AM [+] ::
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Why I hate April Fool's Day

When I was a senior in high school my best friend, Andrea, came to me in tears (take note it was March 26). She told me she just found out she was pregnant and didn't know what to do. Her dream was to go to medical school and having a child would totally interfere with her goals. Also, her boyfriend, Matt, had just turned in his papers to go on an LDS mission (those of you familiar with Mormon rules know that premarital sex is a huge no-no).

Okay, so I'm not all that gullible, but she came to me before April Fool's so that wasn't even on my mind. Also, she was crying, she never cries in front of people, she's too strong for that (or was). It also didn't help that that week I was helping out with our Mr. Springville pageant at our highschool. It's sort of a spoof on beauty pageants and I had a big role in getting it organized. Needless to say, I was very stressed out.

On the night of the pageant Matt came to me, asking me if I'd heard from Andrea. He said that she seemed to be distancing herself and he wanted to know if anything was wrong. Since I had promised Andrea that I wouldn't tell anyone I told him just to be there for her and that she would come around when she was ready. I told him I couldn't exactly tell him what was up, but for him not to be mad at her. I was basically being the model best friend that anyone could ask for.

Friday night comes, it's April 1st. A bunch of friends gather together, apparently we all know that Andrea is pregnant, but none of us have talked to each other about it. They take us into Andrea's living room, Matt is there, he announces, 'You've all been had'. I'm thinking, 'What? We've all been had? You mean he's known this whole time that she was pregnant?'

Then it hit me.

I can not describe to you the waves of emotion that took over my body. A couple of us ran out of the house too pissed to even care anymore. I tried to get in my car, but Matt and Andrea sort of tackled me in a way. I was screaming at them, wondering how they could do such a horrible thing. You don't fuck with people's minds that way, it's just not right.

They finally got me calmed down a bit and apologized, saying they realized it may have gone too far. Uh, yeah, no question there. Then Matt said, 'at least we know who our true friends really are.' I'm sorry, but if you had to do something as cruel as that to test for your true friends, then what kind of friends are you?

It took me a while to get over it. Some people think it is funny. They were not involved, they don't know what it was really like. I can look back now and maybe see how it might have been a little funny had they only played out the joke for one day, but for nearly a whole week, that's just fucking ridiculous.
:: Erin 2:24 PM [+] ::
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So what if I am?

My friend yesterday asked me why I was being so picky when it comes to guys.

I didn't really realize that I had been until she pointed it out.

But maybe she's right, maybe I am being picky.

Then I think, why shouldn't I be picky? Why should I settle for anything less than extraordinary?

Why should anyone settle for anything less than extraordinary?
:: Erin 2:21 PM [+] ::
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Carbless

The other day my friend and I drove up to Carl's Jr for lunch. To save time we went through the drive-thru. As I drove closer I could see that they had a new computer screen for you to view you order. This is how the conversation went:

Carl's Jr Employee: Welcome to Carl's Jr may I take your order?
Me: I'd like the Low-Carb Six Dollar burger and a large Diet Coke.
CJE: Would you like that in a combo with the side salad?
Me: No thanks.
CJE: As an added benefit to our customers we have a new computer screen for you to view your order. To make sure that we have everything correct would you take a moment to look at it and let me know if it is.

So I'm looking at the monitor and all I see is:

1835 $2.69
Lrg Diet Coke $1.49

Me: Is the 1835 the Low-Carb Six Dollar burger?
CJE: (pause) uh, yeah
Me: Then that is correct.

So much for efficiency.

:: Erin 3:41 PM [+] ::
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Oh look, it's that five again!

What was...

1. ...your first grade teacher's name? Mrs. Pugh. She was very short, I was tall at the time, tallest in my class in fact. Now I'm short.

2. ...your favorite Saturday morning cartoon? I always slept in Saturday mornings, so I don't really know for sure which cartoons were on Saturday morning. I liked He-Man a lot, was that after school or in the morning, I don't remember.

3. ...the name of your very first best friend? A tie between Mark Nelson and Jenny Perkins. Mark was my preschool buddy and we did everything together. I met Jenny at my brother's soccer game when we were three. I was playing with my Strawberry Shortcake dolls and she had hers there, too.

4. ...your favorite breakfast cereal? Lucky Charms or Frosted Mini-Wheats

5. ...your favorite thing to do after school? Take a nap. I usually would lay down in the middle of our living room floor and sleep with my face planted into the carpet. This was a regular occurence, my family got used to walking around me.



:: Erin 9:51 AM [+] ::
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Am I asking too much?

I've decided that a prerequisite for dating me is either:

A-You own a car and have the ability to drive that car or,
B-You have access to a car and have the ability to drive that car or,
C-Have the ability or license to drive a car, so you can drive mine when I get tired or don't feel like driving.

This may seem a little extreme or shallow to some, but let me explain. We'll start with the most recent guy I went out with, his name was Curt. He lost his license to too many dui's, so of course I was the one left to do all the driving. Now I don't mind driving, in fact, I kind of like it, but I also want to have the option of not driving and in this case that wasn't possible, because if he were caught that would be bad for Curt. There was no chemistry, so I don't see him anymore.

Now the one before him was Mikie. Mikie didn't have a license at all and didn't really know how to drive a car. Okay, so he grew up in a big city where mass transit was so good he didn't need to drive a car. Also, he had other issues, but still not being able to drive a car once again left me to do all the driving. It wasn't the car thing, but rather his issues that ended that relationship.

Then there was David. For the first year and a half of our relationship he didn't have a car. So I would pick him up then have him drive my car if I didn't feel like driving. It worked, I was happy, but then David got a car. That's when the trouble started. I felt like after all that time of using and driving my car it should be his turn to do the using and driving. He felt differently. Anytime he wanted to come over he still wanted me to come and pick him up. Also, if he drove for one night then the next three nights he would use that against me saying, 'I drove the other night'. He also did that when I picked out the restaurant or movie, but that's another story. Needless to say, that, and many other issues is what eventually drove (ha, no pun intended) us apart.

Now we're to John....he didn't have a car either. Suprise, surprise. We didn't last long, because he had issues, of course. (Where the hell to I find these guys? Do I have a sign on my forhead saying, 'If you have issues go out with me?)

And to start it off with there was Ryan. Ryan had a really cool, red sports type of car, until he burned up the engine. He never really wanted to get into the particular details of it, but of course, after that I was the one left to do all the driving. Which really sucked, because at that time I didn't have a car either so I had to borrow my mom's. That relationship ended too, but not because of the car situation, but rather he had started hanging out with this other girl and well..she was kind of his girlfriend. Ouch. Get the fuck out of my car loser, you can walk that sorry ass home...ahem, uh..yeah.

So as you can see, I'm not shallow, because none of these relationships ended due to the lack of car factor. However, I just think it would be nice to be the one waiting to be picked up rather than the other way around. That's all.
:: Erin 12:47 PM [+] ::
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So I'm a little late with this Five, sue me

When was the last time you...

1. ...went to the doctor? 24 days ago. While I was fixing myself some lunch I slipped while cutting the end of a beefstick and landed with the knife in my finger. I cut the tip deep enough that it required 3 stitches. Yeah, I know, 3 doesn't sound like much, but when you think about the size of you fingertip it's actually a lot.

2. ...went to the dentist? I think it's been about a year. I need to go get a cleaning again, but I had to pay off my bill first, which now it is, so I'll be going soon.

3. ...filled your gas tank? Saturday?

4. ...got enough sleep? I never get enough sleep. I say that because I'm always tired no matter how much sleep I get.

5. ...backed up your computer? I don't have a computer of my own so I don't take care of that sort of thing. I think the company I work for, whose computer I use, backs it up everyday. At least that is what I have been told.

:: Erin 11:25 AM [+] ::
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