"The world changes when it snows. It's quiet. Everything softens."

At least for me, the title of this post plus the pictures are enough words for me...Enjoy.

"Okay, I’m sorry, did I mention the tassels?"

So i've decided to do something really random...I'm going to list my top 15 most played songs off of my iPod and say a little something about why I have played those songs so many times. (I will spare you the actual # though...it is slightly embarassing...) (I'll be linking my FAVORITE ones so PLEASE check them out...even for just a few seconds...) okay. here it goes:

1) I Don't Know If I Should Stay--Alexz Johnson
~It is from the show "instant star" (pausing for eye-rolling...) that I used to watch and i just think it is beautiful and a little descriptive of a certain person who was in my life..
2) Tear Drops On My Guitar--Taylor Swift
~For me (and those who know me well), this song just hits home with a ridiculously painful stab. (not so much anymore though)
3) Kiss the Girl (i'm ashamed of myself..)--Ashley Tisdale
~It is just an AWESOME disney song and I just love singing my heart out to this version...
4) Apologize (feat. OneRepublic)--Timbaland
~Please! Just listen to it! It is a hilarious but awesome song!
5) No Good--Kate Voegele (sorry about the first few seconds...)
~your gonna notice a trend soon...yeah. it hits home plus it is fun to sing like crazy to it...
6) Potential Breakup Song--Aly & AJ
~I just really really really enjoy listening to it...
7) Something That I Already Know--Backstreet Boys
~It's BSB...do I really need another reason?? but really...remember that trend i was talking about?...this is another one..
8) I Can't Make You Love Me--Bonnie Raitt
~this one is because my mom used to sing it to me when i couldn't sleep, and it has just kinda stuck...
9) Before He Cheats--Carrie Underwood
~If you haven't heard it, LISTEN TO IT. 'Nuf said...
10) Nobody Wants To Be Lonely--Christina Aguilera (feat. Ricky Martin)
~Well...I love christina aguilera but i also like the idea of the song...
11) Something Pretty--Patrick Park
~Again, just listen to it...it is really beautiful...but the video is weird...so just, listen. :D
12) When You Believe--Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey
~I love singing this song. I like to pretend I have their voices...
13) Moondance--Van Morrison
~because dad always played Van the Man when we cleaned on Saturdays so again, kinda stuck. Plus, it is an AMAZING song...sorry it is a cover--although not a bad one...
14) Iris--Goo Goo Dolls--
~Pretty sure it is one of the best 90s ballads and it is in so many of my favorite guilty pleasure movies...cool...
15) Paralyzer--Finger Eleven
~I really like working out to this song. It is really fast and fun.

Okay...so most of the songs I listen to are about love, lost love, broken hearts, exes that won't go away, exes that should go away but can't be let go of...It hits home...
Alrighty...that's all for now...Enjoy, listen, and COMMENT! :D
Oh yeah. Look forward to pictures tomorrow of my FIRST New England Snow! So pretty. but COLD!
Okay. I'm done...

"... Reality has absolutely no place in our world!"

So for the past couple of weeks I have been organizing a Sub4Santa for 6 families in need throughout the Boston area within my ward. What the project ended up being was this:
Each of the 6 FHE "families" were assigned a family in need of a Christmas. They were given the family's wish list and then within their groups they did what they could afford. I was told by the organization (see below) that the wish list was a GUIDELINE to give us all an idea of what the families wanted/needed. I then told the FHE group leaders (FHEGLs) that same thing. I don't know how many of you know this, but I tend to work myself into a worried, anxious frenzy for what usually ends up being for no reason. I did this while organizing this project (come one! There were only 100+ ppl involved in the ward!!). It was slightly stressful and intense, but I was able to keep my head afloat for the most part--thank you diane for dealing w/ me!!!--and I like I said, ended up worrying about the wards participation for nothing. They went above and beyond what I thought they would. I am so very proud of them for working together and giving all they did. These families will get almost ALL they asked for and more.
In honor of my parents who have taught me that it is in the service of others that brings out the best in the world (okay, they may have never said that but you get the idea), I did two things--went shopping at heavenly Target instead of "evil" Wal-Mart (mom) and gave each of the six families a set of Dominoes because there is nothing like family game night to bring a family together (obviously, dad).
and yes. Even though this project was NEVER about me, I feel very accomplished and proud. I want to be able to do stuff like this for the rest of my life.

All of the above stuff (which is actually a lot more stuff than it looks like) went to the below place--Heading Home in Cambridge, MA

And I had to post a picture of the minivan parallel parked because I ABIGAIL EVE BICKMORE, parallel parked for the first time (in Boston) by myself! No help from anyone except the cars sensors and rearview camera. YAY ME!! I'm quite proud considering the TINY size of the street and the GIANT size of my car...

**Quotes used to encourage my ward to get involved (which I shamelessly used...)
--"Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others" — Gordon B Hinckley
--“Charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever.” Moro. 7:47.
--"Individual recognition is rarely an indication of the value of our service. We do not know the names, for example, of any of the 2,000 sons of Helaman. As individuals, they are unnamed. As a group, however, their name will always be remembered for honesty, courage, and the willingness to serve. They accomplished together what none of them could have accomplished alone."
--Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Lift Where You Stand,” Ensign, Nov 2008, 53–56

Okay. I'm done. :D

*sorry for the length...you all know how I get...*

"So wide awake I could watch the Ken Burns' documentary of Sadd and I wouldn't fall asleep."

So tonight was bittersweet--a lot of fun with friends but sad because one of those friends is leaving (back to UT so somewhat happy) tomorrow afternoon.
So as a last hoorah for her we all got together at our friends house and I made dinner which was praised, which is awesome especially since the meal is one of my favorite comfort foods--spaghetti and meatballs with salad and garlic bread.
One thing I've learned from dad is that spaghetti sauce is better when "experimenting" with seasonings. Today my sauce had oregano, basil, bay leaf, paprika, black pepper, salt and a small amount of garlic. It was delicious!
And my garlic bread was just butter some minced garlic and basil toasted. Yum.
Good food, GREAT company and a really late night...
So on that note--comment ppl!
Good night and Good luck!
Okay I'm done.

"My Thanksgiving is turning into a Wes Craven movie."

My Thanksgiving this year was fantastic! I went to my dad's cousins house (the wonderful Diane and Lant Pritchett) and there were a total of 23 adults and a handful of toddlers. It was awesome. The food was delicious the company was delightful (anna and her daughter, nadia and her family, betsy and her family and some extras who were equally wonderful.) I'm also very proud of myself for the two dishes I brought: pretzel raspberry jello deliciousness and a green salad with Grandma Orme's poppy seed dressing. Yum. Both were very successful in making and eating! :D go me!





Then on Friday I went to my friend Suzzie's house in New Hampshire and had dinner with her family and our two friends Renae and Dani who went with Suzzie for Turkey Day. Then after dinner we drove 2.5 hours to our friend Faye's house in Maine to visit with her and our 2 friends Tyson and Johnny and Johnny's brother Lance. The below pictures are some moments captured on our AMAZING adventure. It was honestly one of the most FANTASTIC weekends I've ever had. It was full of laughter friends and beautiful places...Faye lives on a lake and it was beautiful because I never in my life have seen such a calm lake (it looked like glass) and the stars were (no joke) reflecting perfectly in the lake. I wish I could've captured it on camera but trust me, there was nothing so calming and beautiful and as amazing as those stars in the sky and reflected in the water. I know this is cliche, but words honestly can't describe how much fun I had. The pictures help though!

"Oh, sorry. My excitement must be clouding my ability to judge comedic hyperbole."

(this picture is an "overview" of Plimouth Plantation--a mock village of Plymouth)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!
I hope your day is filled with love, gratitude, and lots and lots of deliciousness!
I love all of you and miss you too!

the 3 things I am most grateful for are:
-My health--emotional and physical.
-My family who are all currently far away but are a wonderful support to me. I love you guys!
-My friends old and new, close by or far away. I love that they all seem to know how to make me laugh no matter the situation.

I love this holiday and I am thrilled to be able to spend it with the wonderful Diane and Lant Pritchett and multiple other Tueller family members. I am also very grateful for the Pritchett's for being who they are and for welcoming me the way they have.

Have a wondeful day everybody!
Okay I'm done!

"No that was just a car backfiring. The real gunfire actually sounds fake. You'll pick it up eventually. They call it ghetto-ear."

Now. I apologize because my wonderful fabulous beautiful fantastic mother was here November 14-17 and it was so much fun! I didn't blog about it because I was sick with a cold all last week and it drained all of my energy... but we filled our trip with lots of driving but those drives took us to awesome places, namely: Concord, Salem, (my battled 2 favorite places in MA) Ogunquit, ME, and Provincetown, MA--the very tip of the cape cod hook. BEAUTIFUL places all. I loved every minute of this trip including the hilarious attempts at origami at the amazing inn we stayed at in Maine. We ate (mostly) all delicious food and took hundreds of awesome pictures!
So please, forgive me for the ridiculous delay!

And because it is November and I wanted to list daily things I am grateful for, I am catching up now. Stay with me now...
1-I'm grateful for dayquil and nyquil.
2-I'm grateful for my friends and wonderful hilarious weekend adventures
3-I'm grateful for the cute boys in my ward...haha
4-I'm grateful for nights when I get to go to sleep by 8:30 pm... nice
5-I'm grateful for cough drops--seriously guys --this cough was painful.
6-I'm grateful for my sister's (including you Lesley!! :D) blogs to allow me to see my kids
7-I'm grateful for my ward...i really am.
8-I'm grateful for (again) Connor and Drew and the little things kids do to make me smile
(and lastly) 9-I'm grateful for blockbuster.com so I can rent lots of awesome movies! I'm cultured ya know...

Okay everybody. this post should suffice for another 2 weeks right?
JUST KIDDING! sorta...

Okay. I'm done.

"Nothing. I was just feeling left out."

I'm grateful for 2 things (todays thing and yesterdays thing):
1) Cameras of both the digital for it's instant reveal and for film because of the love put into each picture.
2) Beautiful moments that can never be captured to their full extent on camera.

**Maine is a beautiful wonderful place and I'm am thrilled to say that with the exception of a walk in almost pouring rain (and even that was enjoyable to some degree) the weather here has been perfect..not too cold and not to rainy. Windy though...but amazing.

Okay. I'm done.

"And then we take the "Craziest Mother-Daughter" title from Judy and Liza."

I am grateful for my mother for being her.
I LOVE my life here in great, historic, BEAUTIFUL Massachusetts but I miss her and all of our crazy outings which include but is not limited too:
-Movie/Lunch (occasionally shopping)
-Gilmore Girls marathon
-song swapping (mostly on my part but she complies...)

I am thrilled beyond measure to show her MY world because for the first time in my 21 years, it is truly mine.

If you believe in love, believe in this.

Watch. That's all I have to say.


This is the most intellectual take on this issue...

"How dare he have a vest like that."

Okay. I've slacked on my gratefulness so i'll say 3 because i think that's how far behind i am.
1-I'm grateful for airplanes which will bring my mama to me TOMORROW!!!
2-I'm grateful for music which seems to calm me down regardless of my stress level etc
3-I'm grateful for MOVIES! I love love LOVE movies....and with that in mind I was tagged to list my favorite movies A-Z so here they are:

A- A Lot Like Love
B- Bonnie and Clyde
C- Casablanca
D- (the) Departed
E- Enchanted
F- French Kiss
G- (the) Godfather
H- (the) Holiday
I- Ice Age
J- Juno
K- Kung Fu Panda
L- Love, Actually
M- Match Point
N- Newsies
O- On The Waterfront
P- Practical Magic
Q- (the) Queen
R- Romeo and Juliet (yep. the leo version)
S- (A) Streetcar Named Desire
T- Titanic
U- Unfaithful
V- Vertigo
W- When Harry Met Sally
X- X-men 1 (and I really did like it! :D)
Y- You've Got Mail
Z- Zoolander

I tag whoever wants to do this but specifically Karen and Jessica :D

i'm done!

**don't know how i stumbled here**

It is no secret this is my favorite movie and movie couple....
fast forward to 1:35

I really really do love them and i can't wait for this date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I. Love. Him. It is ridiculous how AWESOME he is and how dang BEAUTIFUL he is!

Okay..i'm done...

"No one invited you in here. Now get out before I go Bonaduce on your ass!"

I am grateful for my friends.
Plain and simple.

Especially my friends in Massachusetts for making this such a great
experience for me and for helping me stay so damn happy!!!


Okay. I'm done. :D

"Wow, That is some serious Great Gatsby pinning."

*this is a double post--the thing i'm grateful for and a rant...*

I am grateful for my Mom and Dad for raising me to be an open-minded, nonjudgmental and caring person.
They taught me that people are different in every single aspect of life and it is our job (our meaning specifically our family--my interpretation) to love everyone not judge anyone.

I've changed my mind. No longer a rant more annoying observations...
--America and the world has witnessed and become a part of history but there are still people who think that it isn't that big of a deal and shouldn't be made into one. Yikes.
--people who say variations of this: "I'm scared for our country". You weren't already?? Obama (i believe) will change that, not make it worse.
--The naive view of many Mormons** (and people of other religions and just plain other ppl) that I have come across about (specifically) "being gay" and gay marriage. The view that it is a sin or wrong or whatever is not for us here on earth to decide. Our job here is to love everyone because (and yes. i really am saying this) "Jesus said love everyone and treat them kindly too." I would also like to throw out a scripture (oh yeah. i went there...) Morm 8:20 Everyone deserves to be loved and NO BODY should be denied the right to marry the person they love and who loves them back. **I realize this is a generalization. Not all LDS ppl believe that.**

Okay...so it turned into a little bit of a rant but still...
I'm done now.

I can't get "coming around the mountain" out of my mind. It's like one of those phrases like "drop it like its hot" that I really wish I'd never heard

I am grateful for my job.
I absolutely LOVE those two gorgeous little boys
Connor and Drew (see flickr for pix)
I'm grateful for the snuggles I get from Drew and
I'm grateful for every smile I get from Connor when he sees me for the first time each day.

I have the greatest job.

"I see we've entered the no humor zone."

I am grateful to live in a country where the seemingly impossible CAN become possible!

Land of Opportunity at its greatest. finally.

Change is on the way and I'm grateful for that.



President Barack Obama...
I've witnessed and voted for History!!!

"You cannot gather here."

I am grateful for my ability to vote for a person I believe will better our country.
I am grateful for the women who stood up for our right to vote in 1920 (and all the years leading up to that time.).
I am plainly grateful for my RIGHT to vote.
(which I did for the first time in my young life!)

Regardless of who you are voting for...this video is worth checking out. Seriously. I promise it's not Christina Aguilera Isaac...(or anybody famous...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiJbs-JS3XQ

"At least she had a husband to kill."

Happy November everybody!!
To be perfectly cheesy...
November is the month to remember all the things you are thankful for...

I would like to try a new thing for myself (you are of course all welcome to do this as well) which is to write down something I am grateful for--obviously on my blog--each day for the month.


I am grateful for my happiness. It has taken me a long time to get this happy and I am grateful for it. :D

"You're too unmaterialistic I've always thought that about you."

Weird facial expression, yes.
Weird lighting, yes.
$20 red dress SIZE 10 PETITE
$10 belt
Abigail Eve Bickmore 30 lbs lighter


Just thought I should let ya know...
:D

"Ladies, gentlemen, honored guests. Who owns the silver Volvo 'cause you're blocking me in?"

Okay, so basically i just really wanted to post this...

AWESOME video of Christina Aguilera live performance highlights including her most recent KILLER single performed/heard for the first time at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards...

so watch it you crazies!!!

i do also know that not everyone will love it like me but it is enjoyable nonetheless...

"You told me the Cookie Monster was one of the Seven Deadly Sins."

Diane's visit has come and gone but it was "Beautiful. Wish you were here." :D We seriously had so much fun! It was jam packed with beautiful amazing fun. Here is the short version of the trip:
Thursday:
-Breakfast in Concord
-Walden Pond (Gorgeous colors!!)
-Picking pumpkins (which I will get pictures of them, since i was crazy and carved them...)
-Salem Ghost tour (so cool!!)
-2 pieces of cheesecake--delicious!!
Friday:
-Boston
-Freedom Trail
-Cambridge/Harvard
Saturday:
-Drove up to Ogunquit, Maine
-The freezing beach
-Perkins Cove
-Cape Neddick/Nubble Lighthouse at Sunset
-Lobster Pound--yes. LOBSTER. as in I, ABBEY BICKMORE, ate a lobster. well, 3/4 a lobster.
-2 MORE pieces of cheesecake..yum...
Sunday:
-Merginal Walk aka cliff walk along the beach
-Spur of the moment decision to go to Providence, RI
-Walked around Brown University Campus
-Back in Reading, MA played "spit" as per usual :D

It was so much fun!!! I miss her already but I'm so glad she came! It was a blast and I don't remember the last time I laughed that much! Love you much Di!

Don't even know how to explain that properly...

Even though the "pose" is excessively cheesy and senior portrait-y, it emphasizes how GREAT i feel i look...

Okay. I'm done. oh, and of course, there are TONS more pictures on flickr...I am my mother's daughter... :D

"Oh wait I've thought of some. Jerk. Ass. Arrogant inconsiderate, mindless frat-boy low-life buttfaced miscreant!"

I'm stealing my wonderful mother's idea from her blog and now will be making my own wish list!

I would consider my life lived to the fullest if I can travel here
I would love a pair of these
I wish this family could be home (meaning UT)
I want this job desperately
I want to accomplish this by 2011
I want this to be here faster so I can see my mom
I want to someday meet him
But more than anything else I hope to find this

That is my 21 yr old wish list...
however, 2 wishes I couldn't find links for:
1-I wish that Louisiana was closer to Utah
2-I wish that my little brother be safe and happy but home fast!

Okay...that is it...

"Now whats on the agenda for today. I hear there's a shipment of plutonium coming in on the docks."

I went whale watching today and it was so fun!!! At the closest, I was 4o feet from a whale. How freakin cool is that????
I went on Lori (my boss)'s brother Rick's boat (does that even make sense???) with him, his wife, his and Lori's brother Chuck, and their friend Denise. Being on a boat is very relaxing and it was a seriously beautiful day. I am surprisingly exhausted considering all I did was relax on a boat on the ocean for like 6 hours and watch birds and whales...I probably say 10 to 12 whales today. Very very cool...I loved every minute of it! It's okay guys, I give you permission to be jealous. :D haha

"You sound distracted, did something cute just walk by?"

September 27-28th I went camping with my ward (aka 100 people) in Sharon, VT which is where Joseph Smith was born, hence the church trip. It was so beautiful and so much fun!! I took way to many pictures of the bonfire-esque fire we had but it had been so long since i had been camping that I was beyond thrilled to be there! I made a lot more friends and had a blast with the ones I already had. I love the East Coast in the fall!! The colors in the trees are beautiful and the nice crisp air...ah! wonderful...
Okay, so the pictures are as follows-the pond near the Sharon, VT church, a bunch of ppl by the still growing fire, some of the campsite (girls-most-stayed in cabins, boys stayed in tents; i stayed in a tent...), me pretending to punch my friend neil in the jaw, one of my many fire pictures, people standing around the fire as it started to drizzle rain, ppl sitting by the fire, where we had the fire-next day, Joseph Smith Memorial-one foot for each year he was alive. It was a great trip, and now I can add Vermont to my list of "states visited". :D
Okay, I'm done.

"Maureen told me that Howard Stern said that if you squat, it makes the baby come out faster."

This post is to basically say:


to Isley!!!


I'm so friggin excited for you guys! I love you both
and I know that you will be blessed
beyond your wildest dreams because
of this wonderful child.
Congrats and I hope that mom and baby are doing well
and to see pictures on the Nitty Gritty very soon! :D
AND I can't wait to see my new nephew at Christmas!
I love you guys and I already miss my new boy!

"Oh, that would be the year the pumpkins arrived late."

Friday September 19, 2008
I took Connor and Drew on a VERY
New England adventure:
APPLE PICKING!
Holy crap it was SO MUCH FUN!
Connor was having such a blast picking his very own apples that he was on FANTASTIC behavior which allowed me to also have a wonderful
time! We got to pick a PECK (haha)
of apples and a carton of raspberries
and a couple of little pumpkins
(because it's too early for Halloween
size big ones!). It was perfect weather
and it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
Everyone--it is officially fall! :D
We had so many DELICIOUS apples
to take home that we didn't know what
to do with them all, so I thought how
wonderful would it be to make Grandma
Orme's apple pie! So I did! Officially and
completely all by myself! Homemade pie
crust and all! It was SCRUMPTIOUS, if
I do say so myself! :D just LOOK at it!!!

"For the second time. Mom, it's a pretend wedding. J.Lo has them all the time!"

**For my 100th post (finally got there!! :D), my title quote is from the 100th episode of Gilmore Girls titled (conveniently...) "Wedding Bell Blues" ...not that there was ANYTHING sad about the below information...**

























Pictures are worth a thousand words...
Ashley Wilson (now West)'s wedding
Saturday, September 20, 2008
This was a wedding that I just could NOT miss. Ash has been such a wonderful friend of mine for many many years and I am so very happy for her. She looked so beautiful and happy. David is a great guy and I'm really happy that they've found each other. Congrats ashley and david! :D
And I'm SO happy that I was trusted with the music for their wedding reception. If i do say so myself, I did a FABULOUS job. haha :D

but just to break it down for ya'll my trip home for this wonderful event:
Saturday (sept. 20):
4:30 am-on the way to Boston Logan International Airport
6:00 am-left BLIA to JFK
9:00 am-left JFK for SLC
11:50 am- LANDED in SLC for a 1:30 (start time) temple wedding
1:30-3:00-Temple pictures
3:30-5:15-hung out w/ Isley and saw curtis and deacon for a nano second!
5:30-8:30-the reception...where YES I did meet old but now new friend, KC...
8:30-midnight-hung out with KC, his cousin Devin, and a saw Isley (again :D) and Sophie and Deacon for another nano second!
Sunday (sept. 21):
2-3 AM-hung out w/ dustin and bryce
7:30 am-on the way to SLC Airport
9:00 am-left SLC for JFK
5:30 pm-left JFK for BLIA
7:20 pm-home in Reading, MA.
8:30 pm-exhausted, I fell asleep.

It was an intense day. Wow. But I am so very glad that I went. It was ABSOLUTELY worth it.

Oh and a random taste of my "playlist" for the wedding was:
Van Morrison "Have I told you Lately"
Beatles "All you Need is Love"
Nat King Cole "Unforgettable"
Paul McCartney "Maybe I'm Amazed"
Billy Joel "She's Got a Way"
Joe Cocker "You Are So Beautiful"
Edwin McCain "I'll Be"
Celine Dion "When I Fall In Love"
Peter Gabriel "In Your Eyes"
Eric Clapton "Wonderful Tonight"
**the playlist was 60 songs aka 4 hrs...**

"Just once I'd like to be able to say, 'Yeah, I'm not feeling so good, my leg is haunted.' "

So basically here is what I have been up too:
1) I'm starting to get sick. Grr.
2) I'm going home for a whirlwind wedding trip (not my own of course) this weekend. :D
3) I've lost 25 lbs since being in Massachusetts.
4) I've been in Massachusetts for 6 months now. Wow.
5) I've made another significant dent in my AFI top 100 movies list (24 left to go!!)
6) I've developed a "worry" I never thought I'd have: worrying about hurricanes in LA...

Thats about it I guess...
I'm really really happy with how things are going in my life right now and I'm THRILLED to be able to say that!! I mean, I still wish that SOME things were going better but all that stuff will be taken care of in due time. I'll figure it all out. :D
Now, if only there was a magic button or switch or lever to tell me what to do next april, that would be AWESOME!...

"However, Elvis and Jim Morrison are coming and they're bringing chips."

So I am officially a full fledged 100% supporter of Barack Obama.
After watching the R.N.C. these last 2 days has just cemented my thinking that McCain/Palin are just NOT my choice at all. They just make me frustrated. And Palin is a BITCH! I was so annoyed at the end of her speech (my end not her official end) that I couldn't stand it! But that is not the point of this post. The point is to say that after some discussion about the issues (in a broad sense) that confused me with my mom, I feel proud to say that I will truly be submitting an informed vote in November and I'm thrilled to be doing so!! I am proud of myself for "researching" about it all on my own BEFORE talking to my parents about any of it-not that I don't value their opinions but I wanted to be able to honestly say that I formed my own opinions that just happen to be the same as my parents. I am glad to say that they are the same, but that doesn't matter because I found out for myself. :D
okay i'm done. oh and the title is just entertaining....
full quote:
"Not really. The government will close that day. Flags will fly at half-mast. Barbra Streisand will give her final concert…again. Now, the Pope has previous plans, but he's trying to get out of them. However, Elvis and Jim Morrison are coming and they're bringing chips."

"This is Iran in '79, and you are Jimmy Carter, what do we do?"

Okay. So I will first off start by saying that there is a DEFINITE possibility that I am slightly misinformed-no BEHIND on information about the current presidential campaign. With that said:
Democrat women of the US who support Hillary Clinton: WAKE UP!
Yes, I agree with you. She was treated unfairly in the primaries and it is a damn shame that she was and that as a supposedly advanced, free and equal country we have seen proof that people around our country do not agree. I (granted I'm 21 and haven't experienced it first hand-to this degree) hate that sexism still apparently exists profoundly here! It is unfair and not right. Women are just as smart and capable as any man in this world, maybe even more so in some cases. If that fact is accepted in the workplace and "minor" political offices (minor being not president...I am not saying that any office is any less important..) why is it not okay for a woman to be president? The logic of a woman not being able to handle the pressure, etc is pure bull! It is absolute crap.
But with that said-I go back to WAKE UP!
I have been for the past 2 months been getting the Boston Globe everyday so that I can be an informed voter this year (in my first MAJOR election! :D) and let me tell you, it is AWESOME to know what is going on and that I can honestly say for myself that Obama is truly my choice. I could go into my reasons why, but the people who read this already know because they have the same reasons as me (i think)!
I know would just like to say that the Democrat women (who support H.C.) need to-for the current issue at hand-get over their feminist rampage and vote for Obama! Yes H.C. should've been treated better, but when I read about the women who are "protesting" the Dems by voting for McCain or not voting at all is just plain stupid! We need a better future and this feminist rampage could potentially kill that future! If Clinton is now genuinely behind Obama, then her supporters should be as well for the plain and simple reason of getting the Republicans out of the White House! This country can't handle another YEAR (let alone 4-8) of this.
Okay I'll close by being nicer to those H.C. supporters: Women deserve just as much right for the top job as any man does, but as sad as it is, our country is too ignorant (is that the word i want??) to acknowledge that right now. Once we have taken back the White House, etc, please! continue with the modern day women's right campaign. I fully support that!
Okay I'm done.
Remember, I might be slight behind on stuff..

"Will Smith. Mom has a thing for him."

Don't you love when you begin a night expecting it to be a quiet relaxing night out alone-dinner, a movie, home early-ish then get a good nights sleep. Sounds like a nice night after a long week.
Well. that was how my night was supposed to be.
INSTEAD it was dinner, movie, and a FIVE HOUR CONVERSATION (as in just now at 6 am getting to bed...) with a very old friend whom I haven't spoken to in 10 years...oh and just to throw in further explanation for why this deserves its own blog post-the conversation was with the guy who was my first REAL (aka non leo dicaprio) crush...
I am all smiles...
It was a good night...
oh, and i don't even mind that I was locked out of the house...

"You are when you dance around singing ‘Rory’s Studying’ songs."

just a short post to say that van morrison has written some truly wonderful songs. Some are even close to perfection. Example being:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydYvblY_28s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtRrK9t_gbQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxyhp9KfcCQ

you'll just have to go listen/watch them to see what songs I'm talking about! Although the ppl who read this probably already have them on cd...oh well. its always such a pleasure to hear these beautiful songs...The only song I couldn't (ridiculously) find a video of that is closest to perfection is "Moondance"...so I had to mention that one specifically by name because it is so fantasically amazing...

and I will now end with:

"do you remember when we used to sing sha la la la la la la la lala la la la?"
that line is almost as good as the last never ending line of Hey Jude...

With DSL, there's no dancing, no walking, and we'd starve."

The title is actually relevant this time!!!
I officially have LEGITIMATE (as opposed to the hacking I've been doing)
wireless internet access. yay me! AND its FAST! yay for fast! :D
I actually got it Sunday, but I didn't think it was worth blogging about. But
everything that makes me happy is worth blogging about.
What is also worth blogging about is how badly I chunked my toe. Yes. chunked.
as in hit my toe so badly that i took a little chunk out of my toe. it is PAINFUL.
well it was...now it only hurts if i move. haha its actually better but it is gross.
Another thing that is worth blogging about is that i've lost 20 lbs since i've been here.
its a SLOW SLOW process but it is a HUGE accomplishment and I'm very proud
of myself. :D yay YAY me. oh and 3 more pounds and I'll be UNDER 200 pounds.
okay. basically i'm done.

p.s. for those who want to know (aka mama) the full Gilmore Girls (GG) quote that is the title is:
"Well, we like our internet slow, okay? We can turn it on, walk around, dance, make a sandwich. With DSL, there's no dancing, no walking, and we'd starve. It'd be all work and no play. Have you not seen The Shining, Mom?"
haha lorelai rocks...

"She's Anthony-Michael-Hall-in-Breakfast-Club smart."

My friend Rachelle came to visit from Thursday until today. It was SO much fun! We explored Boston, Salem, and Martha's Vineyard. So many cool things were seen and done! It was another whirlwind trip full of fun and adventure. The picture collage below "reads" like this:
Boston Museum of Science
Salem, Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard
Downtown Boston

Look at the HARVARD SQUIRREL!!!
I also have many many MANY more pictures on flickr so PLEASE go check them out.
you won't be disappointed. :D
This has been so much fun and I can't wait to show as many of you as possible all of this stuff in person.
Boston is absolutely amazing!! My new heading picture is one of the best views Boston has to offer.
Okay. I'm done.

"If he asked for a free cup of coffee, Gimpy's goin' down"

Basically, regardless of personal doubt or issues I have a pretty good life right now. I have a fabulous job, good friends (a small group, but good friends), a wonderful family, HEALTH (mental and physical), and a future ahead of me that I can do anything with. I am very lucky and I plan to acknowledge that daily and start to actually plan my life-well at least start looking at colleges and potential majors/careers again.
The reasoning for this post is because this week I have discovered a few shocking and scary things about people I know and knew. No names will be listed but here is what happened:
1) discovered that 2 people I went to HS with (and KNEW decently well) are in prison for slightly various reasons (ask if you really want to know)
2) another person I went to HS with (and again, KNEW decently well) is one the run from the FBI for a terrifying reason
3) one of my oldest and dearest friends got in a horrible car accident and MIRACULOUSLY walked away with only some bruised ribs. She is a very lucky person and someone was definitely looking out for her and I am so grateful for that.
So yeah, my life is pretty good right now. I will happily (hopefully) take what challenges come my way in life with a smile (or grimace) and learn from them and run with them. I have no reason to shy away from life and the above shocking and scary things prove that life is short and I don't want something stupid or blink-and-life's-gone thing to ruin that.

So everyone. We are lucky to be alive and I am happy to be who I am, where I am. It can only get better (for me at least) from here.

*title is just funny. not in relation to anything in this post*

"I've been higher."

I just got back from a FANTASTIC trip home and to my wonderful cabin! It was just what I needed to "recharge" my batteries. It was beautiful up in Island Park and Yellowstone! I took so many GORGEOUS pictures! I personally think you should go check my flickr account to see the rest because the pictures of the rainbow from mesa falls are SUBLIME! I can't believe how lucky we were to be there to see it! Also, that moose (or merse...?) was so cool! And Yellowstone was great! It was the perfect trip! I loved being there with my mom and brother and sister-in-law. Bacarac is such a great great game! And careers! I am BEYOND thrilled that the cabin will be around for a few more years to come. At least. It was the icing to the cake that was the greatest trip! And going to dinner with my sister and her husband and baby and stepdad (and of course mom isaac and lesley) was a great way to end the trip! My nephew is just too cute for words!!

I'm so lucky to have gone on this trip and I wouldn't exchange it for anything. But I am thrilled to be back and can't wait to see my little boys on Sunday! :D
Again, I STRONGLY encourage you all to look at flickr...you will not be disappointed...
Okay. I'm done now!

"It's just, it's always the good kids who've never had a drink that take one sip of Kahlua and fall out of a window."

Time for some memories! Took this from amelia...thought I'd try it. I'd love to hear what you have to say! (Don't be shy now!)
Here are the rules.
1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember! If we're only blogging friends, write about a post that is most memorable. If you don't have a blog and don't know how to sign in, please comment as anonymous.
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll be sure to write one about you... either on your blog, in my comment box, or I will email you back!
3. If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all ☺

"Would it give you that much pleasure to hear me say "ass"?"

So I went to Louisiana to visit my dad and it was AWESOME!!!! Totally enjoyable!! The south, as I've apparently forgotten, is GORGEOUS! I miss how pretty it is... The picture grid is just the tip top of the massive amount of pictures and videos! You all MUST check out my Flickr account to see them all...they are truly beautiful, and not just cuz I took them. :D
It was also of course great to see my dad and dana. (and also mitch!) We played games (of course) and then much to my happiness, i randomly (and not completely seriously) that my da

d take us all to the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino. He did. My daddy took me to a CASINO!!! Picture of our complimentary shirt on Flickr...It was FANTASTIC!!!! I lost the 40 bucks I went with but I had a blast doing it!!!! Dad was happy. He won 85 bucks!
While there, we also went to see what is best described as a war zone. The St. Bernard's Parish, Lower 9th ward neighborhood and community. It was so deserted and so sad to see. I physically couldn't take pictures of it because it was so hard to see. The flood that followed Hurricane Katrina absolutely demolished the city. Some houses were gone, some were just deserted, and some were even rebuilt or att

empted to be rebuilt...That was hard to see because 911 and Katrina were the 2 biggest things to happen in my life time and I will still never know how it truly affected the people who lived through the disasters. It was sort of humbling to see...
With that said, I had an AMAZING trip and I was thrilled to have it and I miss my dad but I'm glad to be back at work (and to go to my cabin this weekend!!!)! :D When I pulled up to the house, Connor was still awake and was so excited to see me, he started running/dancing around singing "Abbey's back. Abbey's back. Abbey's back." and so on until his parents put him to bed. So cute!! :D :D I had a blast and I hate that my dad (and others) are so far away!

Oh and you better believe I got a Mardi Gras mask!!
It looks a little creepy in the picture though...



I was going to upload a video but it wasn't working...just go to flickr and check out the awesome pictures and videos!!! Enjoy!!!!

Okay, i'm done! :D

"Huh. You know what I just realized? Oy is the funniest word in the entire world."

i am so freakin excited!
I get to go home!!!!
for a few days that is...
I will be home/at my cabin during the days of
July 12-July 16!
I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:D :D

I don't know what else to say...

"It's like having Staurt Little shoved in my ear!"

So I've decided to share my new discovery! you guys will love it!
okay. you ready?? it's a big one.

Okay. My new discovery and some might say life philosophy is this:
All of life's problems can be answered through a Disney movie.

Now, I don't mean Disney as in "High School Musical" or "Freaky Friday" (all though they have some good "suggestions"). I mean the cartoons! :D
Here are some examples:

Mulan--
Problem: conformity
Solution: according to "Mulan" it's okay to be an individual even if your "world" says it's not.

The Little Mermaid--
Problem: Falling in love with the "wrong" person
Solution: Do whatever it takes to be with Love. your family will still love you.

The Lion King--
Problem: Guilt over something that isn't your fault
Solution: Find supportive friends who bring out the best in you

Hercules--
Problem: Finding your place in the world
Solution: Find someone who believes in you and you will be the person you want to be.

Cinderella--
Problem: Trapped as a prisoner in your own home
Solution: Channel your fairy godmother to help you find your confidence and then your prince.


Some of these are a slight stretch but you see my point.
Believe this "theory" or not, but Disney movies mean the world to me because if finding comfort in Disney movies is wrong, then I don't want to be right (yes, i'm full of cheese. :D)!

Now my challenge to you is to think about your favorite Disney movie. Why is it your favorite? Consciously or not, Disney movies can put a persons mind at ease for an hour or so. That is a great thing.


Okay, I'm done...
ponder my thoughts...
get back to me if you wish...
:D

"To me you are the teacher in the Charlie Brown Cartoon."

*title just funny...(guess the character mom...)*

okay. check out my flickr and this will make sense.

15 puzzles. one floor. one 3 yr old. one nanny. 4 missing pieces.

Grr.

"But you're one 'beam me up Scotty' reference away from being the victim of one."

*The title has NOTHING to do with the post below. It's just funny.*

So I desperately wish I had my camera handy (and a way to keep it safe) today because today was the first of what I'm sure will be many day of running through the sprinkler! HILARIOUS!!! It has been YEARS since I've done that and even longer since I've done it with a 3 yr old! FUNNIEST THING EVER! especially how it started! Connor is an adorable kid, but kind of a scared-y cat. He doesn't like water very much but today he asked if he could "wash my feet" in the sprinkler. Weird, yes, but hilarious as well. So I said why not? its 3000 degrees outside and I don't want you to dehydrate so, sure. So I got the sprinkler (a garden kind that rotates 360 degrees) and turned it on decently high and he was just sitting behind it (cuz i turned off the rotating part) and put his feet in. When he stood up, he fell over into the water and I was thinking "ah man! tears!" I got up to go help but then he stood back up and he was laughing! He thought it was hilarious! So he was jumping in and out of the stationary part and I decided to turn the rotating part on. 45 minutes and 2 outfits (his and mine) COMPLTELY drenched later, we went inside (where the tears started b/c he didn't want to stop) and changed outfits and have been having a normal day (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show, PB & J w/ yogurt, carrots, milk and half a nectarine lunch, and currently nap) ever since.

Oh how I wish I had my camera...

*Drew was taking his morning nap throughout the sprinkler fun inside where it was nice and cool!!!*

"A movie should not just be its title. Driving Miss Daisy didn't all take place in the car! Dances with Wolves wasn't one long wolf dance!"

Movies (new (and new to me)) seen this last week or so and my personal reaction to them:

1) Sex and the City:
-THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE! I couldn't have pictured a better ending for our beloved women. Slightly cheesy at times, but overall enjoyable. I laughed, I cried, I left happy. :D
2) Indiana Jones and the crystal skull (or something):
-Enjoyable. I had a blast throughout the whole movie...except the last 15 minutes...I mean what? seriously!!?? (sorry if you still want to see it, but its my blog I can say what I want!) A frickin UFO comes busting out of an ancient Incan ruin! What the HELL!!! But really good until then!
3) Dr. Zhivago:
-Really long. But I definitely liked it. Not my favorite off the top 100 list, but understood it and enjoyed it! Won't watch it again though...too long!
4) Shane:
-Not a big fan of Westerns but, it was pretty good. Loved the story line! And the little boy was very adorable. I loved the ending therefore, tied the whole thing to greatness. :D
5) The Network:
-All I have to say about this one is: OH MY GOSH! I really REALLY loved this one! It is just so amazing! The acting, the script, the story...just amazing. Wow.
6) Ben-Hur:
-Long. REALLY REALLY Long! Good. Enjoyed. But LONG. :D again, understood the list, but never (well maybe not NEVER) again.
7) The African Queen:
-So freaking GOOD!!! Amazing! K. Hepburn and H. Bogart were FANTASTIC! Just great chemistry, great script, hilarious cinematography (still good considering..), and wonderful story. Definitely in my top 10 off the top 100! Truly fantastic!

I LOVE MOVIES!!!!!!!!!! The "old" movies I've also watched in this last week plus some: Moulin Rouge, Save the Last Dance, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and One Fine Day. Man I love those movies...

Okay, I'm done! :D

no time for cleverness

this post is purely for me to say:
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I hate effin' essays that are stupid! stupid prompt, stupid writers block, and now...hilarious moulin rouge...

this just sucks!

GRR!

"Think, ‘hey, that's brilliant', because this idea could set you free."

okay...this post is going to be an experiment. I'm attempting to get over writers block by writing what I want to write in a completely different way...a blog post instead of an essay. Here it goes!

The chapter called "The Importance of Choosing A Life Philosophy" has 3 viewpoints from 3 different authors all varying in their opinion of what the importance of a life philosophy is and how to go about achieving a personal philosophy. The authors of the opposing viewpoints are M. Scott Peck ("Choosing a Map for Life"), Plato ("Are We Living in a Cave?"), and Sam Keen and Anne Valley-Fox ("Discovering Our Personal Myth"). The chapter called "What Gives Life Ultimate Meaning" has 5 viewpoints form 5 opposing authors. No matter how different or similar these 5 author's opinions are, they all agree that finding what gives life meaning is a personal discovery. They have their opinions on what will help someone find it, but it is your responsibility to find out what gives your life meaning. The authors in this chapter are Richard Robinson ("Life Has No Purpose-We Create It"), Charles W. Colson ("Finding Personal Peace with God Gives Life Purpose"), Riane Eisler ("Ecofeminism Gives Life Purpose"), Emil Brunner ("God's Creation of Everything Gives Life Purpose"), and Brooke Medicine Eagle ("The Great Spirit Within Us Gives Life Purpose"). This paper will discuss the similarities and differences between the many opinions of these extremely educated authors.



Okay...thats a decent beginning and I still have A LOT of work to do but that helped...

"Hey, wait now. You're talking crazy talk trying to confuse me now, aren't you?"

So today was zoo day for the Gorski boys and Nanny Abbey! although in my mind...it isn't a zoo without elephants and this one did not have elephants. Boo. and not a lot of monkeys either but the zoo did have this beautiful piece of nature:


In case you couldn't tell...That is a mommy Lemur with her baby that was born in January. So cute huh??? :D Plus the zoo redeemed themselves with the most beautiful type of a cat in the world. The Jaguar. It really doesn't get more beautiful....see for yourself:


If you like the above two pictures...click on my flickr badge for more of the jag, and for the cougars, flamingos, llamas, etc!!!! :D

"I want this to scream Washington Irving, not Irving my accountant."

(the title is a stretch but...its what GG had to offer in the historical sense...)
Today was a FANTASTIC day! I did a bunch of the tourist-y stuff today and it was awesome! Totally relaxing fun day. Although Walden "pond"?? Pond my eye!!! it is GIGANTIC!!! Lake is more like it!! I think it was like 2.5 miles around or something and I walked the WHOLE thing. yay me! Haha. It was beautiful though and sadly my friends, the pictures below are no where near the end of all the pictures I took. Click on my flickr link to see the rest (plus these ones again!!) :D It was also a crazy beautiful day and I couldn't have asked for a better touristy day!

ENJOY!

Stuff around Concord

Walden Pond 2

Walden Pond

Lexington Battle Green

"The cops shut down an eight year old's birthday party?"

Happy Birthday Baby Deacon!!!


My little beautiful nephew turned 1 year old today and its amazing how fast a year can go by and how much that little boy in the picture can grow!

Love you little boy! Happy Birthday and hope today was great for Sophie and Curtis as well!